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Beyond the Beards and Burqas Stefan Simanowitz As the Iraq inquiry and the 7/7 inquest draw to a close, attitudes to Islam in Britain are under scrutiny. The most striking scene in Nick Broomfield's powerful 2007 film Battle for Haditha is not one of violence but love. A wife calls to her...

Burning burqas and bras? Nah. Enter the Islamic feminist Mohammed Wajihuddin, TOI Crest, Jul 10, 2010, 10.05am IST They're not burning bras, or burqas. But a bunch of non-conformist Muslim women activists are making an attempt to free the sorority from the clutches of a patriarchial...