Event featuring ex-Muslim women required extra security following protests from Islamic groups.
The event, which took place on Sunday 1st February to commemorate 'No Hijab Day', was hosted by Leicester Secular Society (LSS) and featured a panel of five ex-Muslim women from around the world.
No Hijab Day aims to highlight that millions of women worldwide are forced to wear hijab, often under threat of violence or even death. This includes Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old Iranian Kurdish woman who died in 2022 after being viciously beaten by Iran's 'morality police' for not wearing 'correct' hijab.
The event prompted protests from Islamic groups, which accused LSS of being "Islamophobic" and said promoting No Hijab Day is "offensive".
The protests prompted LSS to arrange extra security for the event, which was funded by the NSS.
Hijab is "tool of control"
'Khan', who left Islam in 2013, said wearing the hijab was "not a choice". Raised in Pakistan, she was forced to wear a burqa from age 14 and was threatened with punishment in the afterlife if she left one strand of hair uncovered.
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