Her English boyfriend doesn’t get it; her Asian best friend is horrified; her twin brother resents being asked to speak for her; while their liberal
teacher tries to make them debate the issue.
It’s funny, gobby, of the moment and, most importantly, dramatises the prejudice, fear and
ignorance surrounding a religious symbol that too often renders its wearer a cypher among a group of
inner-city teenagers.
‘I’m a feminist so I can’t pretend I think the hijab is liberating,’ says Sen Gupta, who bubbles over with confidence and opinions.
She can also boast of having written for hit C4 series Skins and is currently halfway through a politics degree at Warwick University.
‘But I’m also suspicious of some white men, for instance, who say it’s terrible and oppressive but who clearly don’t give a s*** about women’s rights when it comes to, say, prostitution and pornography.

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