BURQA CLAD WOMEN REFUSED BUS RIDE

BURQA CLAD WOMEN REFUSED BUS RIDE

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August 13, 2022

London bus company Metroline said it was investigating claims by two Muslim women that they were not allowed to get on a bus in the capital because one of them was wearing a face veil. The company confirmed an incident involving two 22-year-old students from Slough, Berkshire took place on a No. 7 bus at Russell Square. It said the women had made a complaint to Transport for London (TfL) that Metroline was following it up, but stressed it was still merely an allegation at this stage. Yasmin, who was wearing a hijab, which leaves the face and hands uncovered, and Atoofa, dressed in a niqab which covers the face but leaves the area around the eyes open, said they were stopped from boarding because of their appearance. “He (the bus driver) said, ‘I am not going to take you on the bus because you two are a threat,” Yasmin alleged.