Jawdropper of the Day
Charles Johnson
Tue Dec 5, 2006 at 7:38 am PST • Views: 472
Wow.
This year the “alternate” Christmas speech on British Channel 4 will be delivered by … a Muslim woman wearing a full face mask. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)
A veiled Muslim woman will deliver this year’s alternative Christmas speech on Channel 4, the broadcaster has said.
Khadija, a Zimbabwean-born British citizen who has been wearing the full veil - or niqab - for 10 years, has been given the slot.
The message will reflect a year in which the wearing of religious clothing and symbols have “dominated the news agenda”, said a Channel 4 spokesman.
A counterpoint to the Queen’s Christmas speech first appeared on C4 in 1993.
The spokesman added that the specific contents of the message would be released closer to Christmas Day.
Frank says: