Thanks to the tone being set by our dear Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, life for practicing Muslims keep getting harder & harder in Canada. Islamophobia is on the rise. People think hijabs & veils are an affront to Canadian values & must not be worn in Canada. Violence & harassment are on the rise in Canada against Canadian women & men. Discrimination was & keep increasing against Muslims; be it be in the jobs, healthcare, education ... & now in the courts, too.
Thankfully, French-like ban on hijabs etc. hasn't become a law, yet, but the way Islamophobia is increasing across the developed world, it can be anticipated soon. But then, again, sometimes, these bans & religious symbols work in favour of Islam. I hope it's the latter case.
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A Muslim woman was reportedly told to remove her headscarf before a Canadian judge would hear her case.
Thankfully, French-like ban on hijabs etc. hasn't become a law, yet, but the way Islamophobia is increasing across the developed world, it can be anticipated soon. But then, again, sometimes, these bans & religious symbols work in favour of Islam. I hope it's the latter case.
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A Muslim woman was reportedly told to remove her headscarf before a Canadian judge would hear her case.
Judge Eliana Marengo was said to have told Rania El-Alloul that the courtroom in Montreal is a secular place & she was not suitably dressed.
'Hats & sunglasses for example, are not allowed. And I don't see why scarves on the head would be either,' it was claimed she said in a recording of proceedings, according to CBC News.
After the hearing she was said to have felt scared & 'not Canadian anymore,' CBC reported.
Her case was said to have been adjourned indefinitely.
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