FIFA may reverse veil ban, causing stir PARIS, March 20 (UPI) -- A French feminist organization calls a ruling by the international soccer organization FIFA allowing women to wear head coverings a "regression." In early March, FIFA decided to allow the testing of new veils designed specifically for playing sports for four months, The Local reported Monday. The veils will be fastened with Velcro rather than the pins usually used. However, the feminist group Ni Putes Ni Soumises ("Neither whores nor submissive") criticized FIFA, calling the decision a "total regression." On the group's Web site, NPNS President Asma Guefini said Monday she suspects the move was motivated by Qatar, which will host the soccer World Cup in 2022. "I think it is influenced by intense lobbying of the rich countries of the East, including Qatar," she said. The FIFA ban on wearing head scarves has sparked controversy in the past; Iran's women's team forfeited a 2012 Olympic qualifier last year because players refused to play without wearing veils.