Hate crime project warns 'very nasty' Sun front page could lead to hate crime against Muslims

A project recording hate crime against Muslims has warned that Tuesday's front page splash from The Sun may lead to a “rise in incidents”.The paper sparked controversy with a daring editorial demanding reforms on the rights of Muslim women to wear veils in a number of public places.The editorial demanded veils be banned in schools, courts, hospitals, airports, banks and secure areas, but says employers should be granted rights to set their own policies and women should still be allowed to wear veils on the streets of Britain.The MAMA project described the front page as “very nasty” and urged anybody affected by it to contact them.

Very nasty front page of the Sun. We expect more potential incidents on the back of such reporting. If you wear the #Niqab, contact us

— TellMAMAUK (@TellMamaUK) September 17, 2013

The Sun’s editorial was prompted by the recent decision of a judge that a Muslim defendant must remove her full-face niqab while giving evidence.The Sun said: “British justice must be transparent. And religious belief cannot trump the law of the land.“That is why Judge Peter Murphy was dead right to demand that a Muslim woman remove her full-face veil to give evidence at her trial.”The Sun’s demands were met with a mixed reaction on Twitter, while charity the MAMA project warned the title’s front page could lead to a rise in

The Sun are calling for veils to be banned in airports and banks and other public places. Seems like a fair and measured decision.

— Heathen Robertson (@thecuriosity) September 17, 2013

Muslim women shouldn’t wear veils, says page 1 of The Sun. For more of The Sun’s views on what women should wear, see page 3.

— Shane Richmond (@shanerichmond) September 17, 2013

.@TheSunNewspaper readers agree with veil editorial 85% to 15% http://t.co/9YyMSEGhn3

— Alex Wickham (@WikiGuido) September 17, 2013

In agreement with each of The Sun's 4 points: 1. Ban veils in schools courts, hospitals. 2. Ban them in banks, airports, other secure areas.

— Ben Mitchell (@bmitchellwrites) September 17, 2013

Regardless of where people stand on veils, The Sun front page is as offensive as any EDL leaflet. Completely disgusting. Boycott.

— Christopher Hares (@Haresy_) September 17, 2013

All these outraged people decrying The Sun front page would do well to read the paper's editorial in full and reconsider.

— Jack Losh (@jacklosh) September 17, 2013

The Sun basically ruining what seems to be a good balanced article by upsetting people with a stupid front page

— Nick (@Mo0dFo0d) September 17, 2013

The Sun's front page today is embarrassing for this country.

— Nick Blackmore (@Blackmore93) September 17, 2013