College bars visitor wearing veil

.... Mr McMahon said: "Dialogue can only take place if all those in the college are prepared to participate in full communication. "When the policy was explained to them all except one were willing to remove it.

"This lady, a member of staff at the [pupils'] school, refused, and opted to leave the premises. He added the college was committed to promoting understanding between people from different backgrounds. A spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain said it was a "trivial issue". [BBC] Read more