There's lots on social media about this ongoing case of Nusrat Ghani, a Conservative MP, who is alleging that her "Muslimness" was a factor in her removal from a miniserial position. I've more posts on Twitter (@garybunt) The case is ongoing as this post is prepared, so expect updates. Note: the original story was in the Sunday Times, Nusrat Ghani: I was sacked as a minister ‘because I was a Muslim’ (by Caroline Wheeler, Rosamund Urwin and Gabriel Pogrund) (subscription required). Also see:
BBC News, Nusrat Ghani: Muslimness a reason for my sacking, says ex-minister, 23 Jan 2022"A Muslim MP says her faith was raised by a government whip as a reason why she was sacked as a minister in 2020."
This is defamatory
— nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) January 22, 2022
(a) She made complaint in March 2020, not suddenly
(b) Govt appears to have a big problem with Muslim women - see Baroness Warsi too & Boris Johnson’s comments about “letterboxes”
(c) a lot of unimaginative & mediocre ministers are still in cabinet or left pic.twitter.com/2Sbmy0PIms
Everyday as parliamentarians we speak up against racism and injustice faced by others, yet we work in a political culture where to speak up against racism we have faced in politics is still dismissed and career ending.#standwithNus @PackedLunchC4 https://t.co/vTSnk2DRer
— Sayeeda Warsi (@SayeedaWarsi) January 24, 2022
