VIDEO: The Veil – A Mark of Separation or Statement of Identity?
Jack Straw’s (the former UK Home and Foreign Secretary) comments on the ‘veil’ opened a debate that many in the mainstream thought was overdue. [note from December 2023]The Muslim woman’s dress, most noticeably the face veil (nikab) is seen by many as a symbol of oppression and separateness. Straw fomented these ideas