Employment
Migrants could be electronically tagged to deter people from crossing Channel (LINK ONLY)
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CAIR says second ‘spy’ for anti-Muslim group has come forward, was paid thousands
(Columbus Dispatch) One week after the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Ohio chapter in Hilliard was fired for spying on the organization for an anti-Muslim group, the national office of CAIR announced Tuesday via its Twitter account that a second “spy” […]
Employment
Hilliard police not pursuing criminal investigation into CAIR-Ohio’s director
(Columbus Dispatch) The Hilliard Division of Police announced Thursday afternoon that it is not pursuing a criminal investigation against Romin Iqbal, former executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Ohio chapter (CAIR-Ohio). Iqbal, 45, was fired on Tuesday from his role […]
Employment
CAIR: Spying on Columbus Muslim advocacy group dates at least to 2008
(Columbus Dispatch) Romin Iqbal, a former leader of a Columbus Muslim advocacy group, had been sending confidential information to an anti-Muslim group since at least 2008, national Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) officials said Thursday morning. During a media call, the national […]
Academics & Education
Bill 21 and the politicization of the hijab
(Toronto Sun) Last week, a Quebec school teacher was removed from her classroom for wearing the hijab. Quebec’s controversial secularist law, Bill 21, prohibits religious symbols in public places. The law has many human rights activists and federal parliamentarians on edge. MPs […]
Employment
Romin Iqbal, of CAIR-Ohio, fired for allegedly leaking information to anti-Muslim group
(Columbus Dispatch) The Ohio chapter of a national Muslim-American advocacy and civil rights group announced on Tuesday that its director was working with a national anti-Muslim group and had been for years. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a national Muslim advocacy and civil rights […]
Academics & Education
School board says it erred in hiring Chelsea, Que., teacher removed from duties because of Bill 21 Board did not know teacher wore hijab when it hired her
(CBC) The interim chair for the Western Québec School Board says the school board made a mistake in hiring Fatemeh Anvari, the Chelsea, Que., elementary school teacher who had to be removed from her position under Quebec’s secularism law because she wears […]
Academics & Education
Legault blames school board after teacher with hijab forced from class under Bill 21
(Canadian Press) Premier François Legault said Friday a school board in western Quebec should never have hired a woman who had to be removed from her teaching duties because she wears a hijab. Legault said the province’s law restricting religious symbols, known […]
Academics & Education
Teacher removed from a Chelsea, Que., elementary classroom for wearing a hijab
(CTV) Parents and students at an elementary school in Chelsea, Que., say they are shocked a teacher was removed from the classroom for wearing a hijab. The Western Quebec School Board confirms the Grade 3 teacher at Chelsea Elementary School was removed […]
Employment
France accuses UK employers of ‘quasi-modern slavery’ amid Channel migrant crisis Cross-Channel migration is ‘first and foremost an English issue,’ said Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.
(Politico) French Europe Minister Clément Beaune on Monday accused the U.K. of “an economic model of, sometimes, quasi-modern slavery” amid the ongoing migrant crisis in the English Channel. Also on Monday morning, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin called on the U.K. to […]
Academics & Education
Quebec’s English school boards will have to apply secularism law until court hears challenge EMSB didn't sufficiently prove how applying law would be harmful, Quebec Court of Appeal rules
(CBC) Quebec’s English school boards will have to abide by the province’s secularism law, known as Bill 21, until challenges against and in favour of the law are heard in court. The province’s Court of Appeal has rejected a request by the […]
Academics & Education
English Montreal School Board asks court to speed up exemption from religious symbols law EMSB argues waiting for appeal process to play out is causing irreparable harm
(CBC) The English Montreal School Board was before the Quebec Court of Appeal Monday, asking for an acceleration of its exemption to Bill 21, the controversial law that prevents some civil servants in positions of authority — including teachers — from wearing religious […]
Academics & Education
‘Headscarf forbidden’: Discrimination still happens in Brussels institutions, says MP
(Brussels Times) Despite discrimination in Brussels institutions being illegal, a recent incident in which job applicants were prohibited from wearing a headscarf shows that it does still happen, says Brussels MP Fouad Ahidar. At the end of September, the Sainte-Geneviève Catholic elementary […]
Employment
Channel migrants: French politicians call on UK to overhaul ‘lax’ labour laws to deter crossings
(Euronews) French politicians hit back at the UK and at their own government on Monday as a surge in the number of migrants trying to cross the English Channel in small boats heightened tensions between the two countries. Politicians from the region […]
Academics & Education
Job offer banning the wearing of headscarves suspended in Brussels
(Brussels Times) On Monday, the Actiris unemployment office suspended a job offer from an elementary school in the Brussels municipality of Etterbeek that stated that “wearing a headscarf is forbidden.” The Sainte-Geneviève Catholic elementary school posted a job offer, looking for someone […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Trump is gone, but Muslim federal workers say reforms are still needed Muslim Americans in Public Service has published a set of 12 recommendations to improve working conditions for Muslims in public service.
(Religion News) Muslim federal employees who say they felt discriminated against under President Trump are advocating for new federal policies to prevent workplace bias, with many backing a new initiative from Muslim Americans in Public Service aimed at getting the Biden administration to […]
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Feds haven’t ‘ruled out’ intervening against Quebec’s secularism bill, Trudeau says
(Global News) Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he hasn’t “ruled out” federal intervention to challenge Bill 21 in court. The contentious bill, also known as Quebec’s “secularism bill,” is legislation across the province that prohibits public service workers, including teachers, lawyers and […]
Crime
Man in Berlin attacks woman allegedly because she worked
(AP) A 29-year-old Afghan man in Germany attacked and severely injured a 58-year-old landscape gardener who was working in a park in Berlin, allegedly because he didn’t like the fact that as a woman she was working, police said Sunday. The attack […]
Employment
CAIR lawsuit offers revelations into organization’s inner workings
(Axios) A legal battle between one of the nation’s most prominent Muslim advocacy groups and one of its former senior officials threatens to escalate allegations of sexual misconduct and reveal details of the organization’s internal workings. Why it matters: The Council on […]
Children & Teens
Doctor fired from Phoenix Children’s Hospital after anti-Israel posts files discrimination complaint
(Arizona Republic) A doctor fired from Phoenix Children’s Hospital for social media posts in which she condemned Israel and accused Zionists of having a “thirst to kill our Palestinian children” has filed a job discrimination complaint with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, […]
Clerics & Preachers
Hate cleric Anjem Choudary’s bid to become a ‘Del Boy-style’ market trader was blocked (LINK ONLY)
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Employment
Terror offender allowed to drive London bin lorries despite ban sparked by deadly attacks (LINK ONLY)
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As Muslim Advocates founder resigns, former staffers allege hostile workplace A group of former Muslim Advocates workers has come forward with allegations of workplace harassment and abuse by the civil rights organization's former management.
(Religion News) On the day in June when Muslim Advocates announced it had been selected for a high-profile donation from MacKenzie Scott, the philanthropist and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the nonprofit touted “the tremendous work and accomplishments of our […]
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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
(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 […]
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Turkey condemns EU court ruling on headscarf ban at workplace Decision violates freedom of religion, says Foreign Ministry
(Anadolu) Turkey on Sunday condemned a top EU court ruling allowing companies in member states to ban employees from wearing headscarves. The Foreign Ministry said in a written statement that the decision by the European Court of Justice is an “open violation […]
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Employers can ban Muslim veils at work, top EU court rules Right-wing politicians across the European Union are cheering the Thursday morning decision against religious insignia.
(Courthouse News) The EU’s top court ruled on Thursday that companies can ban their employees from wearing headscarves and other religious symbols while on the clock. “An internal rule of an undertaking, prohibiting workers from wearing any visible sign of political, philosophical […]
Christians
Sued by CAIR, ex-employee releases evidence of discrimination and hush money payouts
(IPT) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) rescinded a 2018 job offer to run its Dallas-Fort Worth chapter at least in part because the candidate was a Christian. A year earlier, the staff at CAIR’s New York chapter was so concerned about […]
Children & Teens
CAIR-AZ, others join lawsuit against Phoenix Children’s Hospital for firing doctor over anti-Israel Facebook post
(Arizona Republic) The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, along with several law firms, is representing a doctor after she was fired from Phoenix Children’s Hospital following a Facebook post condemning Israel and accusing Zionists of having a “thirst to kill our Palestinian […]
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Brussels government will not appeal STIB headscarf ruling
(Brussels Times) The government of Brussels region has decided not to appeal a decision by the public transport authority STIB to stand by a ruling of the labour tribunal in favour of a Muslim woman who was twice turned down for a […]
Clothing
As Canadians seek to confront anti-Muslim bias, Quebec’s Bill 21 is under scrutiny once again Bill 21 is facing renewed backlash from the rest of Canada, making even the Quebec law's critics uneasy
(CBC) The vehicle attack in London, Ont., earlier this week, which killed all but one young member of the Afzaal family, was the third time in the last four years that Muslims in Canada have been murdered because of their faith. Since […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
JBS settles Muslim discrimination lawsuit for $5.5 million
(AP) The second-largest producer of beef, pork and chicken in the U.S. will pay up to $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the company discriminated against Muslim employees at a meat processing plant in northern Colorado. The U.S. Equal Employment […]
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Trudeau says COVID mask-wearing may change Quebecers’ opinions on religious symbols
(Canadian Press) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the habit of wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic might be changing Quebecers’ views on the province’s religious symbols ban. He was asked about Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, during a news conference […]
Academics & Education
Quebec appeals Superior Court’s decision to nix parts of secularism law Justice minister says 'Quebec nation has made the choice of secularism'
(CBC) Quebec’s attorney general filed a notice of appeal Friday regarding the Superior Court decision on April 20, which upheld most, but not all, of the province’s controversial secularism law enacted under the Coalition Avenir Québec government. In that ruling, Justice Marc-André Blanchard […]
Clothing
Ban on headscarves could be abolished following latest in STIB discrimination case
(Brussels Times) The Brussels public transport operator STIB-MIVB has decided not to appeal a discrimination conviction related to employees wearing headscarves, paving the way for an abolishment of the existing ban on head coverings that signal religious, political or philosophical beliefs. “STIB […]
Christians
Lawsuit: Only Christians could apply for jail chaplain job
(AP) Applicants for a chaplain’s job at a Maryland county jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims Thursday in a federal lawsuit accusing the county and a contractor of religious discrimination. Lawyers from the […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Connecticut fires prison guard over anti-Muslim meme
(AP) Connecticut’s prison system has fired a guard after an Islamic group complained about an anti-Muslim meme he posted on social media years ago. In a termination letter dated Tuesday and obtained by the Associated Press through a public records request, Garner […]
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German Muslims raise alarm over ‘headscarf ban through the back door’ Critics say new law on tattoos could pave the way for ban on religious coverings
(National-UAE) Muslims in Germany are alarmed over a new law that they say could lead to a ban on Islamic headscarves through the back door. The law, which comes as France debates a hijab ban for under-18s, would allow for German civil […]
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Muslim, civil liberties groups to appeal Quebec court ruling on religious symbols law
(Canadian Press) Two groups that unsuccessfully challenged Quebec’s religious symbols law in court say they’ll be appealing last month’s ruling. The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association say in a statement today the law known as Bill […]
Academics & Education
Muslim teachers in Quebec disappointed as landmark religious symbols ruling faces appeal Province plans to appeal decision on secular law that made exemption for English-language schools
(CBC) Amar Al-Shakfa dropped off her CV at a Montreal school on Wednesday, a day after learning English school boards would be exempt from the province’s ban on religious symbols under a new court ruling. Al-Shakfa, a 25-year-old Montrealer who wears a […]
Academics & Education
Group representing hijab-wearing teachers launches appeal against Bill 21 decision
(Global News) After a Quebec Superior Court judge rendered a decision upholding most of the Legault government’s religious symbols ban for public employees, a new chapter in the legal battle over Bill 21 is set to begin. Coalition Inclusion Quebec, a group […]
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Quebec court decision on Bill 21 poses a conundrum for Justin Trudeau Once supportive of a court challenge, prime minister now faces re-election concerns
(CBC) Seeking re-election in October 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau baited his opponents over their lack of commitment to a court challenge against Bill 21, the controversial Quebec secularism law that bans public servants from wearing religious symbols at work. “I am […]
Academics & Education
Quebec Superior Court upholds most of religious symbols ban, but English-language schools exempt Government plans to appeal, saying exemption will create a more divided Quebec
(CBC) Quebec’s secularism law violates the basic rights of religious minorities in the province, but those violations are permissible because of the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause, a Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday. But the ruling by Justice Marc-André Blanchard also declared that […]
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Court ruling on Quebec’s religious symbols law expected Tuesday Bill 21 has been challenged by several groups, including the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
(Montreal Gazette) A highly anticipated legal decision on Quebec’s religious symbols law is expected to be issued on Tuesday. Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-André Blanchard heard arguments last winter for and against Bill 21, the controversial secularism law adopted by the Legault […]
Employment
NGO in Spain calls on Spain to reduce working hours for Muslims in Ramadan The NGO also calls on the Spanish government to recognize Muslim holidays.
(Morocco World News) The Moroccan Immigrant Workers Association is calling for Spain to reduce the working hours for Muslims during Ramadan. The association is also calling on Spain to recognize Muslim holidays, including Eid al-Adha (eid of sacrifice), and Eid al-Fitr, marking […]
Employment
Ramadan guidelines issued to UK employers for staff with religious obligations (LINK ONLY)
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Quebec’s adoption of Bill 21 singled out in report from Amnesty International The annual report is also critical of Canada’s treatment of Indigenous people, citing the case of Joyce Echaquan, and the country’s pandemic response.
(Montreal Gazette) Amnesty International is condemning Canada’s record on its treatment of First Nations peoples and minority rights and has singled out Quebec for the adoption of Bill 21. The human rights organization’s criticisms were contained in its annual report made public […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Muslim nuclear plant engineer wins religious discrimination claim after bosses called police (LINK ONLY)
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Call for ‘Scottish exceptionalism’ to be tackled after Westminster’s race report (LINK ONLY)
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Workplace habits may make Muslim colleagues uncomfortable, says report (LINK ONLY)
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EU companies can ban workers from wearing headscarves, magistrate says The court adviser found that small-scale religious displays can be allowed at work, but it’s up to national courts to determine what falls in that category.
(Courthouse News) In a consolidated case involving a drug store clerk and a day care center employee, a magistrate for the European Union’s high court held that employers can ban Islamic headscarves on neutrality grounds. In a nonbinding legal opinion for the […]