Canadian Council of Muslim Women

Quebec bill would extend religious symbols ban to school support workers, force students to uncover faces Headscarves prohibited for all school staff, parent volunteers under proposed legislation

March 20, 2025 Benjamin Shingler

(CBC) The Quebec government has put forward legislation that would extend the province’s ban on the wearing of religious symbols to support staff in schools, and prohibit students from having their faces covered. Under Bill 94, the ban would apply to all staff […]

A Montreal elementary school is at the centre of a secularism debate. Here’s how we got here Provincial politicians accused of pouncing on religion for political gain

October 22, 2024 Antoni Nerestant

(CBC) In the last few weeks, an elementary school in Montreal’s west-central Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood has been mired in controversy. This past weekend, 11 teachers were suspended for allegedly creating a toxic environment for students and staff that goes back to 2016. On […]

Justin Trudeau stands by appointee Amira Elghawaby, says she will continue fight against Islamophobia Quebec government wants federal representative to combat Islamophobia to resign, just days into her new job

January 30, 2023 Rachel Watts

(CBC) The Quebec government is calling on the federal government to withdraw its support of Amira Elghawaby, the new representative to combat Islamophobia, only four days after she was first appointed. This comes a day after her attendance at the sixth commemoration […]

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 Spencer Van Dyk

(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 […]

Hundreds of demonstrators kick off week of anti-Bill 21 protests

October 6, 2019 Adam Kovac

(CTV) Over 100 people gathered in Place-Emilie-Gamelin on Sunday to demonstrate against Quebec’s Bill 21, the start of a weeklong flurry of activity in opposition to the controversial religious symbols law. The Montreal protest was one of four in cities across the […]

‘It’s suppression’: Hundreds form human chain to protest Bill 21

May 5, 2019 Unlisted Author

(CTV) Hundreds of Montrealers linked arms to form a human chain around the Palais de Justice on Sunday to express opposition to Bill 21, days before hearings about the legislation take place. Canadian Council of Muslim Women spokesperson Shaheen Ashraf was among […]

A man ‘cannot do that to a woman’: Why polygamy in Canadian Muslim community could be another #MeToo moment Possibility of prison sentence of up to 5 years not a deterrent for some Muslim men

January 14, 2019 Nazim Baksh

(CBC) Zaib’s life began to unravel with an unexpected phone call from her husband in early 2018. He told her he had married a second wife, an announcement that took the Toronto woman by surprise. “I went into shock mode. I was […]