Wearing the Burka
The controversy sparked by Boris Johnston鈥檚 comments about the burka in his Daily Telegraph column continues to boil on. But for Muslim women who do wear the burka, or any one of its variations, it can have very important cultural and spiritual meanings. Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Inter-religious Studies at New College, University of Edinburgh and Fariha Thomas from the Amina Muslim Women Resource Centre in Glasgow, discuss the issue.
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