About-face: politicians switch from vilifying burqas to mandating masks

Nilufar Ahmed

About-face: politicians switch from vilifying burqas to mandating masks

Bristol Dental School

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This article argues that a resistance to the mask mandate that was being rolled out by the UK and other Governments for Covid aligned with years of messages vilifying face coverings as being incompatible with freedom.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 23 Jul 2020

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About-face: politicians switch from vilifying burqas to mandating masks

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