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LORD FALCONER SPEECH
TO HEADTEACHERS CONFERENCE
Published: 06.05.2007
11:30
The
Ramadhan Foundation today attacks Lord Falconer’ speech to the
National Association of Head Teachers' annual conference about banning
Muslim students from wearing Islamic dress.
It
is amazing that in his speech he will talk about freedom,
tolerance, and equality and then reinforce the discrimination
against Muslim students by supporting the banning of the Islamic
dress.
This
Government has continued to create an atmosphere of hatred and fear
since 7/7 towards Muslims in the UK, we have seen the
discriminating Anti Terror laws, indiscriminate arrests of innocent
Muslims, demonising Muslims that dress in certain ways and see Politicians
tell women how to dress
Mr. Shazad Anwar, Chief Executive of the Foundation
comments:
“Lord
Falconer’s speech has so many contradictions, he talks about
freedom yet he wants to take this freedom away from Muslim
students. He talks about tolerance yet he encourages
intolerance towards Muslims.
Jack
Straw, Phil Woolas, Bill Rammell, David Davis and the list is
endless of the politicians that have created an atmosphere of fear
and demonisation towards innocent Muslims, it is staggering that
white middle aged MEN are telling women how to dress!
This
speech further reinforces the discrimination towards Muslims
legitimised by the Government and the Lord Chancellor”
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Notes for Editors
The Ramadhan Foundation is the UK's
leading Muslim youth organisation that is working for peaceful
co-existence and dialogue for all communities. Based in
Greater Manchester and working to also establish the platform for
human unity amongst our communities in the UK.
For further information contact:
Mr. Mohammed Shafiq
Press Spokesman
Mohammed.shafiq@ramadhanfoundation.com
07814835912
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