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26. British education secretary allows schools to ban niqab
Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
The Education Secretary Alan Johnson has caused a great deal of controversy by announcing a new policy that allows head teachers to ban schoolchildren from wearing a niqāb.
50. A woman’s niqab was torn from her face after 24 hours of Straw’s statements.
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2006
Jack Straw’s statement on veil and niqāb provoked anger and indignation from the Islamic community in Liverpool who accused him of being responsible for an attack in which a woman’s niqāb was torn from her face.
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