UK rejects plaints against hijab-­wearing TV presenter

ByHTC
Published on: Aug 23, 2016 10:58 am IST

LONDON: Britain’s communications regulator Ofcom on Monday rejected complaints that it was inappropriate for a hijab-wearing journalist to present reports of the Bastille Day attack in France. A suggestion in a tabloid that it was not right for presenter Fatima Manji to report the incident set off a storm. Ofcom received 17 complaints about Channel 4 News‘s use of Manji. However, it deemed there was no ground to launch a probe into any potential breach of the broadcasting code.

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