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‘British Citizen Award For Empowering Young Women’ goes to non-British faceless lady-phantom in niqab
A “British” woman called Khadija Patel, who wears a sequin trash bag with eye slits over her head at all times in public for Allah’s approval, recently won the “British Citizen Award For Empowering Young Women,” an event not intended as satire by the parties involved.
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Via Metro (UK) (emphasis added):
Khadija, who was born and raised in Bolton, was honoured for her volunteering at KRIMMZ Youth Club, which she founded.
The group organises sports and emotional wellbeing activities for children in Bolton, working with local stakeholders such as the Lancashire Football Association to run the events.
KRIMMZ is focused on girls from ethnically diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and the majority of their sessions are girls-only, although they also run sessions for boys and children with additional needs…
The ‘inspiring’ event featured 27 other winners, and Khadija was snapped standing next to TV presenter Matt Allwright to accept her prize.
Posting that picture on social media, the Lancashire FA said: ‘We’re delighted to announce that one of our incredible volunteers at KRIMMZ Youth Club in Bolton, Khadija Patel, was this week awarded with the British Citizen Award!
‘She received the award at the Palace of Westminster in recognition of her work empowering young women.’
We're delighted to announce that one of our incredible volunteers at KRIMMZ Youth Club in Bolton, Khadija Patel, was this week awarded with the British Citizen Award!
— Lancashire FA (@LancashireFA) July 24, 2026
She received the award at the Palace of Westminster in recognition of her work empowering young women. 👏🎉 pic.twitter.com/0M0wQNVMnX
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I’ve often wondered what purpose the exercise of taking pictures of these people with their entire faces covered even serves. That could literally be anyone under there.
Is this lady going to frame the picture, pull it out one day, show it to her grandkids, and say, “Look what your mee-maw did”?
“Who is that?” they’ll ask.
“That’s your mee-maw,” mee-maw will explain.
Anyway, the “British” lady in the sequin trash bag became something of a martyr for the cause as online bigots who are probably already in custody for hate speech expressed incredulity that the woman who can’t show her face in public — who could very well, at the time of her photographing, have had two black eyes and a broken nose because dinner wasn’t hot when her husband came home but no one would ever know — is an icon for women’s liberation.
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Via The Bolton News (emphasis added):
A youth club founder who was honoured at the Palace of Westminster has spoken out against the hateful comments she received following the award.
However, she remained confident 'kindness and solidarity' would overcome the negativity some people chose to post.
Khadija Patel is the founder of KRIMMZ Girls Youth Club and attended The British Citizen Award ceremony alongside some of the group’s volunteers.
Her work has empowered hundreds of young women across Bolton - including Rumworth, Great Lever, and Halliwell - through sport and physical activity.
However, pictures of Khadija were shared alongside hateful and racist comments.
It even led to discussions on GB News focusing on her attire rather than the work she had done to reach women who would not normally take part in sport.
Khadija said: "It was a privilege to be recognised amongst people who dedicate their time and energy to making a difference in their communities.
"This award is not just about me.
"It represents every girl and woman who has stepped through the doors of KRIMMZ Girls Youth Club, every volunteer who has given their time, every family who has trusted us and every person who believes that sport, opportunity and inclusion should be accessible to all.
"Over the last few days, there has been a lot of negativity and hateful commentary online around my recognition.
"Whilst it has been difficult to witness, it has also highlighted something important: the need for greater understanding, representation and recognition of the positive contributions Muslim women make every single day."…
"If being a Muslim woman promoting sports and physical activity is hurting a few individuals, then I will continue to stand proudly because creating opportunities, breaking barriers and empowering girls and women is a cause worth fighting for.
Brave and stunning stuff.
