Any organisation that supports young people would agree that empowering them to make their own choices is key to helping them through difficult transitions in their lives.
Much of the work the Muslim Youth Helpline does with its clients is about creating safe spaces in which young people have the freedom to make choices without fear of condemnation or chastisement from their peers, their families, communities or wider society. Which is why the recent debate about the wearing of the niqab (face covering) by Muslim women is quite sad, as it seems to remove what should be a legitimate choice.
MP Jack Straw believes that the niqab should not be worn by Muslim women because it symbolises separation and segregation - Muslim women who wear it are making a deliberate effort to separate themselves from society.
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