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An 18-year-old councillor in a UK council defends separate spaces for Muslim men and women.

Maheen Kamran has been elected as a councillor on Burnley's local council after a campaign in which she called for gender segregation on religious grounds.

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According to reports The Jewish News, Maheen Kamran, an 18-year-old medical student, has been elected as a councillor on Burnley Council with a campaign where He defended the creation of segregated public spaces for Muslim men and women.. As an independent candidate, Kamran won the seat for the Burnley Central East ward in the English county of Lancashire with 1,357 votes, beating the Reform UK candidate.

Kamran centred his campaign on two axes: to denounce the conflict in Gaza and demand segregated public spaces for Muslim men and women. He stated that «Muslim women do not feel comfortable mixing freely with men. We can have separate gyms or segregated areas so that they do not have to give up their health.«.

This discourse has been well received by part of the electorate, but it has also drawn criticism for promoting a view incompatible with the values of gender equality in the public sphere.

More changes in local politics

Kamran's victory has not been the only notable case in these local elections in Lancashire. Azhar Ali, a former Labour Party member expelled for antisemitic comments, has also been elected as an independent in Nelson East. In addition, Sohail Asghar, the Green Party candidate, has been elected in Accrington West and Oswaldtwistle Central. Asghar had caused controversy on social media by comparing Israel to ISIS..

Problems for the Labour Party

According to Conservative Party analyst Lord Hayward, the results show that The Labour Party is having trouble maintaining the support of the Muslim community., especially in urban areas with a strong presence of this population.

Maheen Kamran has become a symbol of a new generation of independent candidates with a religious and identity-based message, who could have a significant impact on British local politics. This, according to Hayward, makes it increasingly difficult for the Labour Party to retain the Muslim vote in areas with a high concentration of immigrant-background voters.

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