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‘Hijabi clout’: The women of color unknowingly used by 2020 campaigns (LINK ONLY)
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German authorities, politicians divided on niqab, burqa ban Politicians across party lines agree that the niqab and the burqa are out of place at schools and universities. Some, however, fear that a ban could hamper integration into German society.
(Deutsche Welle) There are very few women and girls in Germany wearing a full-face veil such as the niqab or the burqa — most likely a mere two-digit number. A recent verdict handed down by a Hamburg court, however, has sparked a […]
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EMSB says it won’t accept federally backed funding to fight pair of Quebec laws Even though the Court Challenges Program is independent, Quebec's premier called on Ottawa to intervene
(CBC) The English Montreal School Board says it will not take the $250,000 it was offered by the federally backed Court Challenges Program to fight two Quebec laws that the board contends go against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In […]
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Legault government up in arms after EMSB awarded federal funds to fight pair of Quebec laws Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says funding is allocated by program independent of federal government
(CBC) The Quebec government says Ottawa has some explaining to do after it was revealed that the English Montreal School Board is funding two separate legal challenges of provincial laws with federal tax dollars. “We need an explanation from the federal government,” […]
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German court rules against school niqab ban
(AFP) A court in Germany ruled Monday against an attempt by authorities in Hamburg to forbid a 16-year-old schoolgirl from wearing a niqab during lessons. The ruling, which cannot be appealed, has fuelled debate in Germany over whether schools should allow the […]
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Sonny Bill Williams: Toronto Wolfpack cross-code star allowed to cover gambling logos
(BBC) Sonny Bill Williams will be allowed to cover up the logo of Super League sponsors Betfred on his Toronto Wolfpack jersey for religious reasons. The cross-code star, who converted to Islam in 2009, previously covered up the logos of banking sponsors […]
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Sonny Bill Williams to refuse to wear Super League’s Betfred logo due to religious beliefs (LINK ONLY)
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Aussie Sikhs and Muslims no longer have to wear a helmet on bikes (LINK ONLY)
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Civil rights groups challenging Quebec’s religious symbols ban file appeal to Canada’s top court Request for appeal was filed in a 27-page brief Friday
(CBC) Civil rights groups challenging Quebec’s controversial ban on religious symbols have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Last month, Quebec’s Court of Appeal rejected a request to suspend portions of the law, known as Bill 21, pending a ruling on its constitutionality. […]
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Columbus police may reconsider hijab ban
(Columbus Dispatch) Columbus police Chief Thomas Quinlan said this week that he is open to taking another look at the division’s ban on head coverings for religious reasons. The ban made headlines in 2015 after a female police recruit left the Columbus […]
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Trump criticized for retweeting image of Pelosi, Schumer in Muslim attire
(Hill) The White House on Monday defended President Trump retweeting an image that showed two Democratic leaders edited into Muslim clothing with a backdrop of an Iranian flag after it prompted allegations of Islamophobia. Trump on Monday morning shared the image from […]
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Italy expels Moroccan imam, cites his support for IS
(AP) Italy on Saturday expelled a Moroccan imam back to his home country because of what it said was his support for the Islamic State group. Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese cited reasons of state security in sending the 41-year-old imam, identified only […]
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Austria’s new coalition agrees to extend school headscarf ban (LINK ONLY)
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Muslim fast food worker says boss sent her home for turning up to work in hijab (LINK ONLY)
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Male boss forced Muslim prison guard to remove her hijab: suit
(NY Post) A female corrections officer says she was forced to defy her Muslim beliefs when a lone male supervisor demanded she remove her hijab, a new $8 million lawsuit charges. Maureen Billings, a corrections officer at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility […]
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Headscarf ban in public schools justified as Court of Appeal overturns previous decision
(Brussels Times) The Court of Appeal in Antwerp has ruled that a ban on wearing headscarves in two schools in the municipality of Maasmechelen in the Limburg province is justified, on Tuesday. With its decision, the Antwerp court overturns an earlier decision […]
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Report: Children as young as one wearing Islamic veil in Swedish city
(Breitbart) A report has claimed that an area in the Swedish city of Borås has seen the rise of Islamisation due to the arrival of large numbers of Somalian migrants. The report claims that the district of Norrby, identified as a “vulnerable area” — […]
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Civil rights groups want to challenge Quebec religious symbols ban in Supreme Court Appeals Court last week rejected request for injunction on sections of Bill 21
(CBC) Civil rights groups challenging Quebec’s controversial ban on religious symbols want to take their case to Canada’s top court. Quebec’s Court of Appeal last week rejected a request to suspend portions of the law, known as Bill 21, pending a ruling on its constitutionality. […]
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Royal Derby Hospital: Disposable sterile hijabs introduced
(BBC) A hospital trust believes it is the first in the UK to introduce disposable sterile headscarves for staff to use in operating theatres. Junior doctor Farah Roslan, who is Muslim, had the idea during her training at the Royal Derby Hospital. […]
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Ramsey County settles lawsuit over hijab removal
(MPR) A woman who was forced to remove her hijab as she was booked into the Ramsey County jail says she hopes a legal settlement announced Tuesday will protect other Muslim women from similar treatment. “It was one of the most humiliating […]
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‘We will keep on fighting’: Muslim women devastated by Appeal Court decision to uphold Bill 21 Amal Sassi, who came to Quebec to pursue a teaching career, had hoped for a ruling allowing her to continue
(CBC) Amal Sassi was counting on Quebec’s highest court to suspend the province’s controversial secularism law, so she kept her head buried in her books Thursday and focused on studying for her final exams. When she stepped out and heard the news that […]
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Outright burka ban faces opposition in parliament
(Swiss Info) Swiss parliamentarians have supported a plan to oblige people to show their faces during identity checks and visits to social security authorities. The proposal is aimed at countering an outright ban on wearing a burka in public. The House of Representatives on […]
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Quebec’s top court won’t suspend province’s religious symbols ban, but judges say rights being violated Province’s controversial Bill 21 passes major legal test; opponents vow to continue fight
(CBC) Quebec’s Court of Appeal has refused to suspend the province’s controversial ban on religious symbols, even while acknowledging it causes “irreparable harm” to those affected. The province’s top court was ruling on a request to stay sections of the Laicity Act, or Bill 21, […]
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A new Nike swimwear line includes a swim hijab
(CNN) Nike’s Victory Swim Collection will include a full-coverage swimsuit and a swim hijab. The line, announced Tuesday, will be available globally at select retailers and online February 1. “The design of the Nike Victory Swim Collection serves a variety of needs […]
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François Legault’s high-stakes game with the courts and Quebec’s secularism law Premier faces a test as supporters of the controversial Bill 21 question Quebec's chief justice
(CBC) The stakes around Quebec’s secularism law have always been high, but somehow they’ve managed to become even higher in recent days. The law (Bill 21) has already altered the career choices of dozens, maybe hundreds, of aspiring public school teachers, prosecutors and police officers by […]
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Czech Supreme Court rules in favor of Somali girl barred from wearing hijab at Prague school The Czech Republic must accept and tolerate religious pluralism, and neither discriminate against any religion nor favour it unless it has a special reason, the court said
(Expats.cz) A Somali girl who wanted to wear hijab at a Prague secondary nursing school but was banned to do so in 2013 had the right to wear it, the Czech Supreme Court ruled in its verdict that has been released on […]
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Man accused of abusing stepdaughter with broomstick over religious beliefs
(Bismarck Tribune) A Bismarck man is charged with felony child abuse for allegedly striking his stepdaughter with a broomstick because she refused to wear clothing that reflected his religious beliefs, police say. Youness Moussaid, 33, made his initial court appearance Friday. He […]
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Legault says he understands ‘preoccupation’ with Bill 21 judge’s alleged bias Interim Liberal leader says premier should not 'intervene directly' in complaint
(CBC) Quebec Premier François Legault offered a brief shout-out on Tuesday to Quebecers “preoccupied” with the alleged bias of a judge involved in a case related to the province’s secularism law. During a media scrum at the National Assembly, Legault was asked […]
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Dawson College professor accuses Quebec’s top judge of bias against Bill 21 Frédéric Bastien has filed formal complaint against Nicole Duval Hesler, chief justice of the Court of Appeal
(CBC) A Quebec historian has launched a formal complaint against the chief justice of the province’s Court of Appeal over comments she made about the province’s religious symbols law. Frédéric Bastien, who teaches history at Dawson College, said taken together, Justice Nicole Duval […]
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Amid political gamesmanship, some Quebec Muslim women enticed by offer to move to Manitoba 'Why wouldn't I go somewhere where I feel welcome?' asks one law student who wears a hijab
(CBC) As a political spat plays out between Manitoba and Quebec over Bill 21, some Muslim women affected by the province’s ban on religious symbols say they are tempted by the offer to move to the Prairie province. Seeba Chaachouh, a third-year law […]
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Pamphlets inform Muslim women of their rights in wake of Quebec’s secularism law Documents include information on how to face and report harassment and how to deal with discrimination
(CBC) An advocacy group is launching a campaign to inform Muslim women of their rights as it tries to deal with increasing reports of harassment and discrimination since Quebec’s secularism law was introduced. Justice Femme, the group behind the campaign, will begin distributing […]
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Boris Johnson says sorry for ‘hurt’ caused by Tory Islamophobia (LINK ONLY)
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Opponents argue Bill 21 affects women more than men and is unconstitutional
(Canadian Press) Opponents of Quebec’s secularism law introduced a new legal argument in Appeal Court Tuesday, saying that Bill 21 disproportionately affects women and therefore violates the Constitution. Lawyer Olga Redko argued Bill 21 violates the sexual equality guarantees in the Canadian […]
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Geneva ban on religious symbols lifted for elected politicians
(Swiss Info) A Geneva court has amended a controversial local secularism law. A ban on wearing or showing religious symbols will still apply to government ministers and officials in contact with the public but not to locally elected politicians. In February, an […]
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Civil rights groups seek again to freeze Quebec secularism law Appeal Court hears arguments after Superior Court judge refused to grant an injunction against Bill 21
(CBC) The two civil liberties groups that mounted an early legal challenge to Quebec’s secularism law were at the Quebec Court of Appeal today making a second attempt to have parts of the law suspended while their challenge is considered. When the National Council […]
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Javid refuses to condemn PM’s slurs against Muslim women (LINK ONLY)
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Teacher union to sue Quebec on religious symbols ban
(AP) A union federation representing 45,000 teachers in Quebec is suing the Canadian province over its ban on the wearing of religious symbols by many public employees. The lawsuit by the Fédération Autonome de l’Enseignement challenges a state secularism law passed this […]
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Methodist Hospital partners with hijab company to create inclusive hijabs for staff, patients
(KSTP) Hilal Ibrahim started volunteering at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park when she was 14 years old. “When I volunteered, a lot of women would wear white hospital blankets on their heads because there just wasn’t anything else available,” Ibrahim recalled. […]
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Quebec women’s federation gets hate messages after support for hijab hashtag Hashtag came after female politician barred from National Assembly for wearing a hoodie
(CBC) Quebec’s largest women’s organization said it was the target of hateful comments on social media after announcing support for the hashtag MonVoileMonChoix, or My Hijab, My Choice. The Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ) said it was inundated with hateful, Islamophobic messages. Some […]
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Ontario MPPs pass Coteau’s motion affirming religious freedoms in response to Quebec’s Bill 21 Michael Coteau placed motion before Legislature on Thursday afternoon
(CBC) The Ontario Legislature on Thursday passed a motion from Michael Coteau, Liberal MPP for Don Valley East, affirming the province’s support of religious diversity in response to Quebec’s Bill 21. Coteau placed the motion before the province’s elected representatives on Thursday afternoon, asking […]
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British taxpayers’ cash is spent by the EU to fund a ‘ridiculous’ report branding Boris Johnson as a central figure in Islamophobia (LINK ONLY)
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Toronto councillors pass motion condemning Quebec’s secularism bill
(Canadian Press) Quebec Premier Francois Legault defended the province’s controversial secularism bill on Thursday after yet another municipal council passed a motion this week condemning the legislation. Toronto city councillors passed the motion at their meeting on Wednesday, making the Ontario capital the largest […]
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Senate votes to ban signs of religion on school trips
(Connexion) The French Senate has voted to ban parents from displaying any signs of religion or wearing religious clothing when accompanying their children on public school trips. The measure was voted through on Tuesday, October 29, by 163 votes to 114, with […]
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Muslim headscarf debate divides France, in climate of hate
(AP) When a far-right French official disrupted a regional council meeting to demand that a Muslim woman accompanying a group of schoolchildren be ordered to remove her headscarf, “in the name of our secular principles,” her own child buried his head in […]
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French Senate debates Muslim headscarf bill
(AP) The French Senate is debating a bill that would require Muslim mothers who wear headscarves to remove them on school outings. The bill under consideration on Monday comes amid a weeks-long uproar over French secularism and headscarves at the center of […]
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Radical associations to be disbanded in overhaul of French Islam French president Emmanuel Macron announced a flavour of his plans on Monday.
(National-UAE) France’s president Emmanuel Macron has revealed plans to disband some radical Islamic associations and outlaw “certain practices” in what is seen as a preview of his long-awaited announcement on the organisation of Islam in France. Mr Macron said he was adopting […]
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Ilhan Omar slow to acknowledge killing of ISIS leader, posts photo in CAIR T-shirt
(Townhall) The news cycle has been inundated with coverage of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi’s killing by U.S. forces in a top-secret raid. Everyone in politics flocked to social media to acknowledge the terrorist’s death. Rep. Omar was a little slow to respond to […]
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Protesters against Quebec’s secularism law say they’re not giving up
(Canadian Press) Protesters against Quebec’s secularism law said Sunday that they aren’t giving up the fight to overturn Bill 21, with or without politicians on their side. As a cold rain fell, dozens gathered in Montreal’s Parc-Extension neighbourhood on Sunday to march against […]
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French president says Muslim hijab ‘not my business’
(Connexion) President Emmanuel Macron has said that it is “not his business” whether Muslim women wear a hijab in public spaces — but that it “is his business” when it comes to public services. The president commented on the row over the […]
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English Montreal School Board files legal challenge to Bill 21 Board argues law infringes on minority language education rights and equality of men and women
(CBC) The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) has filed its legal challenge of Quebec’s controversial law that bars teachers and principals from wearing religious symbols. The legal challenge, filed Thursday by the law firm Power Law on behalf of the EMSB and parent commissioners […]