Time was, when I was a lad, that every feminist on campus would have been properly outraged at any intervention from on high that sought to undermine their right to a separate, independent women's caucus. Islam is not feminism, but Muslims could do worse than learn a thing or two from the women's movement, for example fighting for the right to dress as you please without being obliged to dress up as a sex object.
Has it struck any of these pontificating politicians that it might actually be women, and not only Muslim women, but especially Muslim women, who want the right to attend meetings without being messed around with? Or perhaps these politicians don't actually want conscientiously observing Muslim women on campus, or in the labour market? Maybe Gove and Cameron actually want Muslim women to stay at home and do the ironing.
Ever practical, here's a suggestion: three sections - one exclusively for women, one exclusively for men and one for those who wish to mix. Simple, and everyone's happy except for politicians looking to score a cheap point for a cause they don't really believe in, women's independence.
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