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22 August 2018
Johnson's burqa outburst highlights racist Tory hypocrisy
Corbyn and unions can halt right populism by leading fight: Boris Johnson's attack on Muslim women who wear the burqa - comparing them to "letterboxes" and "bank robbers" - is a sexist, dehumanising comment, with racism at its root.
31 August 2016
France: Burkini ban fuels division
International outrage has resulted from the decision of over 20 town mayors in the south of France to ban from beaches the wearing of 'burkini' swimsuits, on the grounds of 'inciting terrorism' and 'threatening public safety'. Despite a court decree rejecting the ban as unconstitutional, the mayors say they will ignore the ruling. Judy Beishon reports on how the issue has become the focus of an ugly backlash to the recent terrorist attacks in France.
27 January 2016
Top tweets: #TraditionallySubmissive
David Cameron recently attacked Muslim women. He apparently said the "traditional submissiveness of Muslim women" is a cause of terrorism. His answer was English language training - which his government has cut the funding for.
18 January 2007
THE VEIL controversy sparked by the comments of British ex-Foreign Minister and leader of House of Commons, Jack Straw, is not confined to the West but also affects countries with a majority Muslim population...
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