SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019

The Dutch burqa ban is on a

collision course with reality

Muslim women wear a burqa as a symbol of religious belief and freedom (AFP/Getty)

RABINA KHAN

When I stood as an independent candidate in the Tower Hamlets mayoral elections

of 2015, a white man asked me what colour my hair was under my veil. I said it was

pink. He smiled, so then I added, “Not really, it’s green.” It was a small moment, but

it got me thinking. I wrote an article – My Hair is Pink Under This Veil – and

delivered a talk at Cambridge University.

Muslim women have endured all manner of law makers, politicians, and the public, giving them fashion

Voices