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Channel 4's Fatima Manji speaks out on hijab smear accusing Kelvin MacKenzie of trying to ‘intimidate Muslims out of public life’

on Jul 19, 2016 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Channel 4 News presenter Fatima Manji earlier this week became the focus of former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie’s column for the tabloid, as he questioned whether she should have been allowed to report on the Nice terror attack while wearing a hijab.

The piece, entitled ‘Why did Channel 4 have a presenter in a hijab fronting coverage of Muslim terror in Nice?’ has been condemned by Channel 4 and the NUJ, and sparked hundreds of complaints to IPSO, but Manji spoke out on the opinion piece for the first time in a piece Read full story ›

Source: The Drum