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  • Muslim student, 18, banned from college because she refuses to remove her burka

    10/23/2009 2:50:38 PM PDT · by Free ThinkerNY · 29 replies · 2,250+ views
    dailymail.co.uk ^ | Oct. 23, 2009 | Daily Mail Reporter
    A burka-wearing student has been banned from enrolling at a college after staff claimed the Muslim garment was a barrier to ‘safety and communication’. Shawana Bilqes, 18, was forced to abandon her learning plans after she refused to remove the head-to-toe gown which reveals only her eyes. She had been asked to show her face as a check to avoid identity fraud in case she was posing as someone else. But when she explained she could not due to her religious belief she was forced off her Access course for an HE Diploma at Burnley College, Lancashire. Today Miss Bilqes...