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The Big Read – The Specials and Saffiyah Khan: “What we said has reached people – and that's the only important thing”
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The Big Read – The Specials and Saffiyah Khan: “What we said has reached people – and that's the only important thing”
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The Big Read – The Specials and Saffiyah Khan: “What we said has reached people – and that's the only important thing”
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Muslim protester Saffiyah Khan who stood up to EDL in Birmingham says she refused to be intimidated by thugs
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From anti-EDL protest to the catwalk: the rise of Saffiyah Khan | London fashion week | The Guardian
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The Big Read – The Specials and Saffiyah Khan: “What we said has reached people – and that's the only important thing”
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Saffiyah Khan defends woman in Hijab! See viral picture of British-Muslim woman defying EDL protester in Birmingham | India.com
![Graham Hunt (Valencia Property) on Twitter: "Well done Saffiyah Khan. Kudos for the Specials t shirt too. #hopenothate #staredownaracist https://t.co/VRhMr5iqJJ" / Twitter Graham Hunt (Valencia Property) on Twitter: "Well done Saffiyah Khan. Kudos for the Specials t shirt too. #hopenothate #staredownaracist https://t.co/VRhMr5iqJJ" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9CA_XlXoAAs3Wp.jpg)
Graham Hunt (Valencia Property) on Twitter: "Well done Saffiyah Khan. Kudos for the Specials t shirt too. #hopenothate #staredownaracist https://t.co/VRhMr5iqJJ" / Twitter
Graham Hunt (Valencia Property) on Twitter: "Well done Saffiyah Khan. Kudos for the Specials t shirt too. #hopenothate #staredownaracist https://t.co/VRhMr5iqJJ" / Twitter
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