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Taj Hargey

Islamic scholar and imam Taj Hargey has stirred controversy by condemning the burqa and demanding a new form of Islam. Will his ideas ever gain traction in the Muslim community?

A tiny proportion of Muslim women in Britain wear the burqa or niqab; forms of dress which keep the face partially of fully covered. Nonetheless, those women find themselves at the heart of a sometimes bitter argument about religion, values and tolerance in Western society. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to the Islamic scholar and imam - Taj Hargey, who has long stirred controversy amongst fellow Muslims by condemning the burqa and demanding a new form of Islam. Will his ideas ever gain traction in the Muslim community?

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 17 Aug 2018 19:30GMT

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Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Taj Hargey

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