Khandro - // This woman's ethnic origin is obvious, she has racial origins in the Indian subcontinent, (as Mc Donald's are in Africa). But she could be Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jain, Buddhist or more. The moment she appears wearing a hijab it is a clear declaration that she is a Muslim, and furthermore, one who wants to demonstrate the fact, because there is no mention in the Koran of either the word 'hair' or 'head' to be covered. //
I know I am banging on about this, but the essential point is important, because the thread keeps swerving away from it -
The issue at the heart of Mr MacKenzie's complaint is that he perceives (and it is a moot point whether any viewer would make his highly stylised connections) a sense of bias based on the newsreader's attire when reading the news.
Now had Ms Manji been appearing every time on the news wearing western clothes, and then, on this particular evening, appear in a Hajib, then he would certainly have a point to raise with regards to potential unspoken impartiality.
But she didn't! She has dressed this way throughout her time presenting the news, so there can be no accusation of impartiality on her part.
So her ethnicity is irrelavent - as is her mode of dress - because her mode of dress is consistent, and only in Mr MacKenzie;s fertile imagination is the notion that some 'sensitivity'' (I can't type that word without laughing!) should have been shown.
Oh, and if you want to pin down the lady's ethnicity, although I have no idea of its relevance - she could equally have racial origins in the African subcontinent, it's impossible to tell, but since it doesn't matter, it's really not worth pondering, is it.