Tragedy as BBC journalist Hanna Yusuf - who wrote about wearing the hijab - dies aged 27
Posted: 01 Oct 2019, 08:53
BBC journalist Hanna Yusuf, who helped uncover Costa Coffee managers' refusal to pay employee sick leave, and defended wearing the hijab as a 'feminist statement', has died suddenly aged just 27.
Her family said they were shocked as well as 'deeply saddened and heartbroken' by the journalist's sudden death.
In a moving statement they added: 'You will always be remembered in our hearts and minds. May Allah forgive you and grant you Jannatul Firdous [a high place in heaven].'
The family said they hoped her legacy 'would serve as an inspiration' as colleagues paid tribute to 'one of the brightest journalists in the British-Somali community'.
Ms Yusuf wrote for the BBC News website, had worked as a TV news producer, and had previously written for the Guardian, the Independent and the Times.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ed-27.html
Her family said they were shocked as well as 'deeply saddened and heartbroken' by the journalist's sudden death.
In a moving statement they added: 'You will always be remembered in our hearts and minds. May Allah forgive you and grant you Jannatul Firdous [a high place in heaven].'
The family said they hoped her legacy 'would serve as an inspiration' as colleagues paid tribute to 'one of the brightest journalists in the British-Somali community'.
Ms Yusuf wrote for the BBC News website, had worked as a TV news producer, and had previously written for the Guardian, the Independent and the Times.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ed-27.html
Wearing Hijab for the believers should be respected. I don't think children should wear Hijab until they are old enough to make the choice on their own. I see tough beautiful minors skating or riding their bikes with their counterparts competing and having fun, yet wearing hijabs subjects them to isolation and discrimination.