February 11, 2010 -

Iranian Nobel Peace winner claims that the full-face veil is not Islamic

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2003 Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi has told the French press that the full-face veil – the burqa and niqab – is not part of authentic Islamic practice. Ebadi says, “For example, if one goes on a pilgrimage to Mecca and women have their faces fully covered, the pilgrimage is not valid.”

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“Everything you know about ISLAM is wrong” – The New Statesman special issue on misconceptions of Islam in Britain

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The liberal and traditionally secular weekly The New Statesman dedicates its latest issue to prejudices against Islam in Britain. The issue, entitled “Everything you know about ISLAM is wrong”, features articles by ex-extremist Ed Husain, Tariq Ramadan and Ziauddin Sardar. The lead article calls for supporting British Muslims who are being alienated due to terror…

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