26 September 2013

Ealing students have their say on wearing the niqab

.... Rima began wearing her headscarf soon after she got married as her husband was keen for her to wear it.

“He didn’t really force me. He just wanted me to wear it because he felt jealous,” she said.

She believes there are double standards at play. “I think, if they want to ban the veil, then they should ban other religious symbols as well," she said.

"It’s unfair to make a big deal just out of what Muslims choose to wear. I understand that, for some professions, facial contact is essential, but it shouldn’t be banned.” [Ealing Times] Read more