Britain - The Guardian Should Apologize

Scott Burgess's expose of the Guardian raises questions about other articles their reporter, Dilpazier Aslam, wrote.

For example, Aslam claims that he had an exclusive interview with Shabina Begum, the Luton high school girl who won the right to wear the hijab to school. Begum’s brother who is a member of Hizb ut Tahrir brought the suit and you may recall it was Cherie Blair who represented the girl.

Aslam wrote a glowing report of the girl’s victory.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Shabina Begum, 16, described the court of appeal verdict against Denbigh high school in Luton as a victory for all Muslims "who wish to preserve their identity and values despite prejudice and bigotry".

[never mind preserving Britain's identity and values]

He also claims she said “the landmark ruling would ‘give hope and strength to other Muslim women’.”

In light of recent events, one has to wonder if there was an interview at all and whether Aslam made the whole thing up.

Given that Aslam and Begum’s brother are both members of Aizb ut Tahrir and Aslam’s membership wasn’t revealed in the article (just as in the case Scott exposed), shouldn’t the Guardian retract this story about Begum? Or at least issue a clarification or correction?

The Guardian article I refer to is here.

I posted about it here.

I've emailed The Guardian and I'll let you know if I get a reply.
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