- Thursday, April 25, 2024
By: Sarwar Alam
A Pakistan-born bishop in the UK has called for a near-total ban on wearing of burqas in public places in the country as he backed former British foreign secretary Boris Johnson’s criticism of the practice, according to a media report. Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester, said the burqas should be outlawed in a wide range of situations where people interact, including in hospitals, doctors surgeries, universities and schools, Daily Express reported. Earlier this month, Johnson triggered a controversy when he wrote in a newspaper column that women in burqas resemble “bank robbers” and “letter boxes.” Ali said for…
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