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    Candidate who backed segregated spaces for Muslims wins local election seat in Burnley
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    Candidate who backed segregated spaces for Muslims wins local election seat in Burnley

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    4. corbynista2029 on

      Misleading title, she’s not advocating for segregation of Muslims and non-Muslims, she’s advocating for segregation of men and women in general, you know, the thing that is in the news these days.

    6. CreepyTool on

      Oh, it’s that thing this sub swears blind isn’t happening, that keeps happening.

    8. CreepyTool on

      It’s always interesting watching discussions on this sub before the mods put the “controversial topic” notice in place, delete half the comments and act like everyone believes broadly the same thing.

    9. VelvetDreamers on

      Sex-segregated gyms are not a problem. Neither are toilets or train carriages for women but in most areas of life in the UK, women and men socialise freely and without moral/religious constraints.

    10. biosolendium on

      I just realised she must have been 12 or 13 years old at the start of the pandemic.

    11. AbbaTheHorse on

      Weird headline – if you actually read the article she wants *gender* segregation, not religious segregation.

    12. BumblebeeAdventurr on

      Oh dear.. Reform are going to do way better than I thought…

    14. SoggyWotsits on

      Labour pandered to Muslims to get their vote. Now we have so many here that they no longer need Labour.

      Once they have their own parties and own candidates, voted for by their own people, I’m not sure how you ever break that cycle

    15. FlakTotem on

      This is an issue that’s stuck in-between extremes.

      Firstly, to be clear; She won on the platform of gaza. This quote is the only thing i can find of her online, so it’s pretty likely that the people aren’t ‘electing segregation!’.

      Secondly; The gym scenario she’s describing here is already legal in the UK.

      Are there better ways to manage the underlying problems than going for this? Probably.

      Will **anyone** try to explore or invest in productive solutions instead of using it to foreigner/religion bash? no chance.

      So i guess the segregation kinda makes sense, and is probably the lesser evil as things stand. If that ‘as it stands’ changes, so can my view.

    16. markhalliday8 on

      “There’s a big aspect of free mixing,” she said. “Muslim women aren’t really comfortable with being involved with Muslim men. I’m sure we can have segregated areas, segregated gyms, where Muslim women don’t have to sacrifice their health.”

      I’m sure this is going to go down an absolute treat by general population. I find it absolutely crazy that this is even better considered.

      That’s what happens when you don’t vote.

    18. PrestigiousGlove585 on

      30 percent turnout. Out of about a 35000 electorate, 1357 people voted for this woman. It’s not the Muslims fault that Burnley is full of morons who can’t be bothered to vote. Those that did, were split between 6 utterly shocking candidates.
      So many people are campaigning with hate and divisive issues, religious votes are winning. Not because they are Muslim, simply because they are a community. If the Burnley FC captain had entered, he would have won by miles.

    19. ConnectPreference166 on

      Some vote reform others vote for segregation. Seems that common sense has left the voters this election cycle.

    20. ThenIndependence4502 on

      This will only be the start. Strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride as we hurtle into oppressive religious led politics.

    21. merryman1 on

      Where did she actually say this? I see reporting citing her saying it but not the original link.

      Worth noting Jewish News has already lost libel cases to British Muslim politicians in the past, hardly new territory for them.

    22. ApplicationCreepy987 on

      Does this mean thre Muslim women can mix With Christian men?

    23. The_Sherminator2 on

      Could not imagine unironically voting for an 18 year-old regardless of what party they represent.

    24. Astriania on

      This is a bit ragebaity, with the emphasis on Muslim segregation. She’s asking for female only segregated spaces like gyms – which plenty of white non-Muslim women also support and frequent.

      I’m not really a fan of sex segregated secular public spaces like that personally. But it’s far from being a Muslim only issue, plenty of secular Brits want that kind of space too.