A top Labour MP has been condemned for celebrating a gender-segregated Muslim event in her constituency.
Self-proclaimed ‘proud feminist’ Stella Creasy attended the Milad Al Nabi march in her North London seat at the weekend, describing it as a ‘noisy annual celebration for our local Muslim community of the prophet mohammed’s [sic] birthday.’
Creasy’s social media video clip soon sparked backlash, as sharp-eyed users spotted that the street scene contained no women.
Columnist Jenni Russel questioned: ‘Where are the women, Stella? Why are they excluded? Do explain.’
Asked whether female participants had been segregated, Ms Creasy freely admitted ‘they were’.
She argued: ‘Many religions do
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