Tag: college
Birmingham college bans the burka
Religious veils have been banned at Birmingham Metropolitan College for ‘security’ reasons, provoking anger among Muslim students and staff. As the niqab veil leaves...
Nick Clegg ‘uneasy’ about ban on Muslim veils in school
Deputy PM says he understands teachers feeling uncomfortable about pupils wearing veil, but does not back 'blanket prohibition' Nick Clegg was asked about a...
Birmingham college reverses decision to ban Muslim face veils after protests
A college has abandoned its ban on Muslim face veils after a storm of local protest, a planned demonstration and the involvement of the...
Fully veiled women hinder progressive Islam by Yasmin Alibhai Brown
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a founder member of British Muslims for Secular Democracy and argues that when firstly a British judge and then dedicated educationalists...
