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22 August 2018
Johnson's burqa outburst highlights racist Tory hypocrisy
Corbyn and unions can halt right populism by leading fight: Boris Johnson's attack on Muslim women who wear the burqa - comparing them to "letterboxes" and "bank robbers" - is a sexist, dehumanising comment, with racism at its root.
31 August 2016
France: Burkini ban fuels division
International outrage has resulted from the decision of over 20 town mayors in the south of France to ban from beaches the wearing of 'burkini' swimsuits, on the grounds of 'inciting terrorism' and 'threatening public safety'. Despite a court decree rejecting the ban as unconstitutional, the mayors say they will ignore the ruling. Judy Beishon reports on how the issue has become the focus of an ugly backlash to the recent terrorist attacks in France.
3 February 2016
Renter's rant: Beth Sutcliffe is spot on when she comments on the conditions private sector tenants have to live in.
27 January 2016
Tories 'Prevent' civil liberties
The editorial of the Socialist: Increasingly the government's 'Prevent' strategy is facing protest. It is just one example of the Tory's government's accelerating racism and attacks on civil liberties.
27 January 2016
Top tweets: #TraditionallySubmissive
David Cameron recently attacked Muslim women. He apparently said the "traditional submissiveness of Muslim women" is a cause of terrorism. His answer was English language training - which his government has cut the funding for.
18 January 2007
THE VEIL controversy sparked by the comments of British ex-Foreign Minister and leader of House of Commons, Jack Straw, is not confined to the West but also affects countries with a majority Muslim population...
22 October 2006
IN THE wake of the horrific 7/7 bombings last year, racist attacks increased by 600%, particularly against Muslims...
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