UK’s first hijab-wearing mayor quits from Labour over racism

Oct 12, 2020

Somalian-born Rakhia Ismail has resigned from the Labour party due to alleged “racism”, “discrimination”, and “white man opression.”

Rakhia Ismail, the former mayor of Islington, a north London suburb, has quit the Labour Party, citing “racism”, “oppression” and “discriminatory behaviour.”

The first hijab-wearing mayor of the UK announced her resignation via an emotional speech at a council meeting late last month.

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