Why aren't women leaders allowed to look at the camera?
Muslim youth group's promotional video only shows the faces of men - while hijab-wearing women turn their faces away
by Stephen Johnson
Daily Mail
August 28, 2017
https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/53548/why-arent-women-leaders-allowed-to-look-at
Excerpt:
A Sydney Muslim youth group's promotional video hides the faces of its female leaders.
The United Muslims of Australia's website features a 13-minute promotional video which shows the faces of five male leaders.
However, two hijab-wearing women in the video are only shown from behind, even though their names are on the screen.
High school teacher Mariam Elrayes Kayal, the sister youth program co-ordinator, looks away from the camera in the video as she talks.
'It's a place people come and feel really comfortable,' she says.
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