The novel Brick Lane by Monica Ali tells the story of a Bangladeshi woman who is sent to London for an arranged marriage. Unhappy with her life and husband, she has an affair, which goes against the traditions of her community. Do young people have sympathy with those who say that the book is an insult and that filming would be humiliating to the predominantly Muslim community that lives in this part of east London?
Media reports suggest that the protest organisers were mostly middle-aged men. It was also said that many of the protesters have not even read the book. Does this really matter? How often are very strong feelings based purely on hearsay or ignorance?
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