Pictures of women wearing the full-face veil were splashed across the front pages of national newspapers on Monday as politicians debated the right of Muslim women to wear the niqab in public.
But, by-and-large, it's white, secular, middle-aged politicians and journalists doing the talking, not the so-called 'niqabis'.
Women wearing the face-veil need to take a more active role in public debate, according to Shalina Litt, 34, radio presenter and community activist from Birmingham. She has been wearing the face veil for around five years, having left a career in the music industry to dedicate herself more fully to Islam. [The Huffington Post UK, 16 September] Read more
