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Dance of the seven veils

November 12, 2006 – 5:58 pm

The recent controversy over the wearing of veils by teaching assistants had now spilled over into the courtroom.
Judge Glossop at an immigration tribunal in Stoke-on Trent asked a legal representative appearing in a niqab (full face veil) to remove the veil because he could not hear her properly. She refused and the case was adjourned […]

By Ruthie | Posted in Civil liberties & human rights, Wimmin' |