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Sara Iftekhar’s place in the Miss England final is a reminder that hijab-wearing Muslim women deserve to be in the public eye

Voices  Muslim women are more visible than ever, and they’re showing the world that beauty comes in many forms Iqra Choudhry The Independent Voices https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5830207718001&customParams=videoID%253D5830207718001%2526articleId%253D8520741%2526gs_channels%253DNONE%2526playertype%253Dautoplay%2526topictags%253Dhijab%2Cmissengland%2Csaraiftekhar%3Bpermutive%3A7496%252C7668%252C3446%252C3448%252C3449%252C3516%252C3483%252C3507%252C3917%252C3529%252C4670%252C3461%252C3508%252C3509%252C3510%252C3660%3B&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true Iftekhar is changing the perceptions […]

Should the UK ban the burqa?

Source: CT Not much happens in August, news-wise, which in part explains the furore over remarks made by a back-bench MP about burqas. When the MP is Boris Johnson, however, publicity is guaranteed. Boris was rude about women in burqas, the all-enveloping garment worn by some Muslim women out of […]

Boris Johnson must apologize !

Boris Johnson must apologise for veil remarks, says Stevenage Muslim leader JP Asher jp.asher@archant.co.uk @journo_JP PUBLISHED: 15:10 10 August 2018 | UPDATED: 17:49 10 August 2018 Conservative MP and former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, in 2014. Picture: Danny Loo Boris Johnson should apologise for his comments about women’s veils, and […]