http://5pillarsuk.com/2016/03/29/fatima-manji-becomes-first-hijabi-to-present-domestic-news-bulletin/
This from late March makes interesting reading:
/// Channel 4 News is generally considered one of the fairer broadcasters by the British Muslim community and was particularly commended for its coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza in 2014. However, much trust was lost last year when one of its presenters, Cathy Newman, was branded a liar after she said she’d been ushered out of a mosque. ///
/// Mohammed Shafiq of the Ramadhan Foundation said the move showed that religious Muslims could be accepted as part and parcel of the fabric of British society. ///
/// “I think this is a really positive move by Channel 4 News and will go some way to making amends after the Cathy Newman affair,” he said. ///
So it would seem that this was an exercise in 'making amends.'
Why is it that I nearly typed 'Kow-Towing'?