Quebec Muslims hoping to see plan for concrete actions, movement on Bill 21 at summit on Islamophobia National group issues 61 policy recommendations ahead of national summit

July 22, 2021   

(CBC) The head of a group representing Muslim people in Quebec says many members are hopeful there will be a plan for concrete actions coming out of Thursday’s national summit on Islamophobia — and that several specific issues relating to the province will be addressed.

Yusuf Faqiri, the director of Quebec affairs for the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), said the province’s ban on religious symbols for many government employees is top of mind for Quebec Muslims going into the summit.

“It’s high time for the government to work on this,” Faqiri said, explaining the federal government needs to intervene and take a stand on the law. “That’s the most important issue, many would argue.”

Faqiri called Bill 21, or the secularism law, “legalized discrimination.”

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