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Imam, Oxford Islamic Congregation - Dr. Taj Hargey

Imam, Oxford Islamic Congregation - Dr. Taj Hargey

The Interview vor 8 Jahren

Will an Imam's condemnation of the burqa ever gain support in the UK's Muslim community?

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A tiny proportion of Muslim women in Britain wear the burqa or
niqab; forms of dress which keep the face partially of fully
covered. Nonetheless, those women find themselves at the heart of
a sometimes bitter argument about religion, values and tolerance
in Western society. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to the
Islamic scholar and imam- Taj Hargey, who has long stirred
controversy amongst fellow Muslims by condemning the burqa and
demanding a new form of Islam. Will his ideas ever gain traction
in the Muslim community?