The hijab is not for children - Amina Lone

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The hijab is not for children. It was right to drop these distasteful images by Amina Lone

An article on The Guardian detailing the reasons why Transport For London cancelled publications supporting the Children's Traffic Club campaign

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Shaista Gohir, chair of Muslim Women's Network UK, told Sky News: "It is frustrating to see that every time a Muslim girl or woman needs to be represented, she has to be shown covering her head.

"Why reinforce stereotypes, especially when it comes to children? Most Muslim four-year-old girls do not wear the hijab - those who want to wear it usually do so at puberty with some only adopting it due to parental and peer pressure.

"Images such as those in the book send out the wrong message to both young Muslim girls and boys that Muslim girls should be covered from a very young age and that they are responsible for warding off unwanted male sexual attention.

"We need to let children be children and reflect this in our messaging."