Thursday 30 October 2014

The Organisation Behind The "Poppy Hijab" Rejects Claims Muslims Are Being "Urged" To Wear It

The Islamic Society of Britain tells BuzzFeed News: “No one’s being urged to do anything they don’t want to.”


This is the "Poppy Hijab".


This is the "Poppy Hijab".


It was designed by Muslim fashion designer Tabinda-Kauser Ishaq, 24, a student at the London College of Fashion.


She collaborated with the Islamic Society of Britain and integration thinktank British Future on the project.


Rooful Ali/Aliway.co.uk


Yesterday the Daily Mail reported on the scarf's launch with the headline: "The poppy hijab that defies the extremists: British Muslims urged to wear headscarf as symbol of remembrance".


Yesterday the Daily Mail reported on the scarf's launch with the headline: "The poppy hijab that defies the extremists: British Muslims urged to wear headscarf as symbol of remembrance".


Rooful Ali / Aliway.co.uk




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