Tag Archives: niqab

Burning the Burqa: a silly stunt by a silly man

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

I got a call earlier today from a Sunday Telegraph journalist named David Barrett. Barrett was behind the mischievous story last week entitled ‘British schools where girls must wear the Islamic veil’. From reading the headline you would have thought that he … Continue reading →

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Why the obsession with hijabs and burqas?

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

No, I am not referring to our silly tabloids but some of our own Imams. Today’s Khutbah was so depressing. The Imam got himself worked up because he said he saw Muslim families out in public and – shock, horror … Continue reading →

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Tory MP introduces Bill to ban Burqa

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

The papers today all cover the news that the Tory MP for Kettering, Philip Hollobone, has introduced a Private Members Bill – the ‘Face Coverings (Regulation) Bill’ – that seeks to ban the wearing of the burqa/niqab in public. In … Continue reading →

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