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Armeena Khan claps back at Boris Johnson for comparing burqa wearing Muslims to "bank robbers"

Armeena Khan claps back at Boris Johnson for comparing burqa wearing Muslims to "bank robbers"

The British Pakistani actor called out the British parliamentarian for suppressing freedom of choice
09 Aug, 2018

On Sunday, British former foreign secretary Boris Johnson remarked that Muslim women wearing the burka "look like letter boxes" and compared them to "bank robbers".

And Armeena Khan's not having any of it.

The British-Pakistani actor tweeted that the former foreign secretary was restricting freedom of choice by his words and dictating what women should wear.

"Yet another privileged middle-aged bloke telling women what they can and can’t wear. If a woman wants to wear a burqa it’s her right Mr. #BorisJohnson it is her RIGHT to choose which goes hand in hand with British values #therighttochoose"

She also wrote: If a woman wants to wear a short dress, it is her right and freedom to do so. If a woman wants to wear a burqa it is her right to do so. I will defend the basic principle which is the #therighttochoose #BorisJohnson

The Janaan star is one of many appalled by Johnson's choice of words. UK Prime Minister Theresa May also said on the matter, "It was the wrong language to use. He should not have used it."

Twitter users have asked for the parliamentarian to be sacked.

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Hasan Aug 09, 2018 01:26pm
Nothing terrifies people like Boris more than educated, articulate Muslim women who wont tolerate his stupidity. Behind his jovial, bumbling facade, there's a cynical, power hungry bigot who will cheerfully mock an entire community if he feels it will win him some support for his career plans. Well done Armeena, yet again you have spoken up when it counted. Hasan
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Rifat Siddiqi Aug 09, 2018 01:44pm
With all due respect, I would like to point out and insist that, every country has it's dress code, like in Saudi Arabia, woman can't wear body exposure clothes, forbidden by law, in Pakistan woman can't wear any dress which doesn't cover at least ankle, our Goan Christen minority had to do away with Western clothes, now BURQA is total alien to Europe, I will ask why not assimilate with the culture rather than drawing sword against it.
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Faisal Aug 09, 2018 02:26pm
Great reply from armeena khan.
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