France’s burkini ban exposes the hypocrisy of its secularist state
If France really holds freedom of expression as sacred , it needs to reflect on how it can build bridges with its minority communities.
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Why are Islamic swimsuits and headscarfs a security threat?
French law says a woman wearing the burqa in public infringes the “rights and freedoms of others” who might be offended by it.
I created the burkini to give women freedom, not to take it away
It was my first time swimming in public and it was absolutely beautiful.
Police must treat attacks against Muslims as hate crime
Maz Saleem: We need to address the rise in Islamophobia which has been instigated by right-wing politicians on both sides of the Atlantic
Abuse of Muslims is now mainstream. I never thought my children would see this
The promotion of hatred and fear has been mainstreamed to the extent that there is now little outcry when a mosque is attacked.
Heathcote Williams: All young lovers look up at the stars
Narration and montage by Mary Wild.
What Charlie Chaplin said about Tom Watson, Corbyn and Trotsky
The power of language to distort our perception of the world is remarkable, says Jeff Goulding.
Stitched Up by Tansy Hoskins
Once you see the fashion industry through Hoskins’ anti-capitalist lens what lies behind cannot be unseen.
Jeremy Corbyn: A revolution in plain sight
Some deride the movement and call it a cult, but that belittles the hundreds of thousands of ordinary people who are now, with one voice demanding change.
When war criminal Tony Blair met Harry Patch, WW1’s longest surviving soldier
When Tony Blair posed for a photo opportunity with Harry Patch, Britain’s longest surviving WW1 soldier, he got more than he bargained for.
Hillary Clinton: Your feminist solutions
Feminism is being used to silence criticism of a corrupt and self-serving status quo and glorify a candidate who doesn’t deserve glorification.
