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Deborah Orr is a British journalist and broadcaster. She is married to writer Will Self, and grew up in Motherwell, Scotland.

She is currently a columnist for The Guardian and has contributed to many radio and television programmes. She was previously a columnist for The Independent and editor of the Guardian Weekend magazine. She has written opinion pieces about the burqa.

Orr came under fire after saying "fuck" during a discussion about swearing on BBC Breakfast in October 2005.

References

1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/may/20/social-mobility
2. I never knew my home town was a hotbed of religious fundamentalism. Independant, 5 May 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
3. Orr, Deborah. Let them wear burqas. The Guardian, 13 May 2005.

External links

• The Independent - Articles by Deborah Orr Articles published in the past year
• The Guardian - Archive of articles by Deborah Orr in the Guardian
• BBC News - Views on respect: Deborah Orr 09/01/06
• Article about the incident and an apology from the BBC. 12/10/05

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