Muslim women say hijab is empowering as half of Britons believe they are ‘pressured’

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Muslim women speak about how wearing the hijab is a personal choice, as a new poll suggests only a quarter of the British public see the decision this way

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Muslim women have spoken about how wearing the hijab is “empowering” in the face of a new poll that has revealed almost half of Britons believe that women are pressured into putting it on.