David Spencer of the Policy Exchange think tank says: “Tackling the problem of ‘revenge porn’ is clearly important – but expanding this to so-called ‘culturally intimate’ images risks extending the criminal law too far. The police cannot be expected to wade into so-called ‘cultural’ issues when officers are already struggling to deal with the volume of stabbings, sexual assaults and thefts that occur every day.”
Right. But Labour finds it easier to pander to its Muslim base than it does to deal with stabbings, sexual assaults and thefts.
In Iran, meanwhile, women risk years in prison or even their lives as they assert the right to live without hijab.
“Owning images of Muslim women without their hijab should be a criminal offence, Labour MPs propose,” by James Saunders, GB News, March 5, 2025:
Possessing images of Muslim women without their hijabs should be made a criminal offence, a group of Labour MPs has said.
The Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee said pictures of a Muslim woman without a religious headscarf taken without her consent should be considered “non-consensual intimate images” – and treated as harshly as child sex abuse material.
At the moment, the committee says, English law defines an “intimate” image as one which shows its subject fully or partially nude, engaging in a sexual act or going to the toilet.
But now, the Labour-led group has claimed that “abuse can also include material that is considered ‘culturally intimate’ for the victim, such as a Muslim woman being pictured without her hijab”.
“The Government should expand the legal definition to include such images,” it said. “Non-consensual intimate image abuse is not always limited to sexually explicit content.
“For example, in some cultures, countries, or religions, sharing a photograph of someone without their religious clothing – or with their arm around another person – can be disastrous for the victim.”
David Spencer, of the Policy Exchange think tank, said: “Tackling the problem of ‘revenge porn’ is clearly important – but expanding this to so-called ‘culturally intimate’ images risks extending the criminal law too far.
“The police cannot be expected to wade into so-called ‘cultural’ issues when officers are already struggling to deal with the volume of stabbings, sexual assaults and thefts that occur every day….
Cynthia says
Everything that criticizes Islam is becoming illegal in the UK. Not so with Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism… However, Imans are free to denigrate other religions and call for Islamic supremacy.
The UK is now sharia compliant, and the population is experiencing a severe loss of their freedoms. This is no different than a Nazi takeover that was so bravely fought against not so long ago.
OLD GUY says
The muslim Migration Invasion of the UK makes the British look exceptionally stupid. How could the leadership NOT see this coming, or where they blinded by the muslim cash flow into their bank accounts? Every one in the UK will lose including these so called leaders of destruction.
somehistory says
How about if a mozlum female is arrested and a mug shot is taken. Will the police force be charged with a criminal act?
And no one should really worry, because “treated as harshly as child sex abuse material.’ How harsh is that in the U.K, these days?
gravenimage says
Hasn’t the UK–at last in some jurisdctions–prevented the police from taking mugshots of Muslim women without the Hijab?
James Lincoln says
So, what if the muslima *wants* to be photographed without a hijab?
Eddie says
I love the last part of the post which suggests the police are busy dealing with stabbings sexual assaults and thefts.
What a bloody joke !!!!
Mostly the police are ineffective when dealing with anything that is not a post on social media.
For most crimes reported the best you get is an reference number to mak an insurance claim claim on.
If the offender is foreign the courts will not punish them much, if at all.
More likely the victim will get arrested for upsetting community ” cohesion”
somehistory says
Perhaps the police dealing in “stabbings, sexual assaults and thefts,” are the perps and that keeps them way too busy
Milton says
You have GOT to be kidding. Talk about abandonment of freedoms. Should we all just run and hide when Muslim women are walking by? Avert our gaze? Hide under the bed? We are supposed to treat them, with such deference ion spite of the fact they kill maim and stab at will whomever they do not like? Really? Sheer madness!
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Just like they made halal standard in all school for all children, why don’t they just make owning images of all women illegal, and then follow it up by forcing Anglican, Catholic, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Rastafarian, Jewish and all other women to wear their choice of burqa, niqab, jilbab, hijab? I’m sure that Marks & Spencers, Donna Karan, Victoria”s Secret, Zara, et al would have a field day servicing their entire women’s clientele
England Invaded says
Come on feminists in the West. Now’s your chance to argue that women shouldn’t be forced to wear these things?
Nope? Silent again eh.
elsie sullivan says
Child sex abuse of ‘Asians’ is now treated more harshly than that of White children………..
abu taleb says
Seems that there is no limit of low on UK politicians. I really wonder how come the UK people vote for these evil cowards? But almost the whole Europe does the same. We must be near the armageddon
gravenimage says
UK: Labour MPs propose law making owning images of Muslim women without hijab a criminal offense
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I have several books of historic photographs–including a handful of Muslim women not wearing Hijab. Will I be in the cross-hairs?
Also notice the implicit idea that every Muslim woman *has* to wear a Hijab–even if she doesn’t want to… more Sharia in the UK.