I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women. ✨ Rushdie b…

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I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women. ✨ Rushdie backs Straw in row over Muslim veils by Riazat Butt, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2006.
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I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women. ✨ Rushdie backs Straw in row over Muslim veils by Riazat Butt, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2006.

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