Unite the Kingdom: Hateful theatre of niqab ‘unveiling’ feeds far-right fantasies

Unite the Kingdom: Hateful theatre of niqab ‘unveiling’ feeds far-right fantasies Submitted by Amina Shareef on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 15:20 The crowd cheered as white women took the stage to tear off their niqabs, symbolising the triumph of the West over Islam - and of men over women Three women laugh as they remove their niqabs on stage, during the Unite the Kingdom rally in London on 16 May 2026 (Social media screengrab) On Three women take the stage. They are dressed in niqabs, draped head to toe in voluminous black fabric, their faces covered. Motioning with their hands, the women egg on the crowd.