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Peter Tatchell is wrong to report that at the European conference at City Hall to oppose the ban on the hijab in French schools (Observations, 19 July), "not a single speaker... defended the right of women not to wear the hijab". The prominent Muslim leader Tariq Ramadan said: "It is against the Islamic teaching to force a woman to wear the hijab, because it is an act of faith... Freedom of worship means if you want to wear it, wear it; if you don't want, don't wear it."
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letter of the week When you write of the Prime Minister (Leader, 19 july): "He is a lawyer by trade, accustomed to convincing himself that a weak case can be won", you display a misunderstanding of what it is to be a lawyer, and especially a forensic lawyer. I worked for more than 40 years as a defending advoca...See the full content of this document
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