(CTV) Individuals being barred from entering Ontario’s legislature while wearing a keffiyeh say the garment is part of their cultural identity — and the only ones making it political are the politicians banning it.
On Monday, Kitchener resident Beisan Zubi drove to Toronto to listen to Question Period, but she wasn’t allowed in the building because she was wearing a keffiyeh.
The scarf, she said, belonged to her mother.
“It’s older than I am. This is something that’s been passed down to me. I’m very proud of it,” she told CTV News Toronto.
She said she was shown a printed letter that said no visitors to the legislative assembly will be allowed to wear the keffiyeh.
