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Chris Selley’s Full Pundit: The never-ending battle of the burka
Mathieu Belanger / ReutersOne of Quebec's two dozen burka-wearers listens to committee hearings on the province's proposed new "ban" on the Islamic full-body covering at the National Assembly on May...
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Barbara Kay: Ban face covering in all public institutions. Veiling is slavery
In April Belgium became the first western country to ban face cover in public. France, which has for years banned all religious veiling in its schools, followed suit. Last spring, police in Italy...
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Jonathan Kay on the firings of Rick Sanchez and Juan Williams: Two faiths,...
Much of the dialogue about “reasonable accommodation” that has emerged from Quebec in recent years is phobic and overblown. But at least the province’s politicians and pundits aren’t afraid to talk...
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George Jonas: Accomodation isn’t reasonable unless it goes both ways
Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters “Ugh,” said an acquaintance, looking at two shrouded figures scurry by in downtown Toronto. “Is there anything you dislike more than the niqab?” “Yes: Banning it,” I replied....
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Afsun Qureshi: Well-meant but flawed niqab law will hurt those it seeks to help
By Afsun Qureshi “Just stay home” was the answer I got as a teenager when ennui set in and I wanted out of the house. I am not talking about going raving or going to sex clubs. I am talking about the...
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Paul Russell: Burkas and Catholicism divide readers
REUTERS/Tony GentileA crucifix on a wall in a Rome classroom. Few major newspapers take religion as seriously as the National Post. We have a Catholic priest as a regular columnist; we have the Holy...
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Italy moves closer to a ban on burkas
Italy may become the latest country to ban the burka. Al Jazeera reports: An Italian parliamentary commission has approved a draft law that would ban women from wearing veils that cover their faces in...
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Chris Selley’s Full Pundit: What’s behind the burka
Limiting freedom in the name of freedom The burka-ban at Canadian citizenship ceremonies sparks a very uncomfortable conversation. You can always tell you’re dealing with a dicey issue when...
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Chris Selley’s Full Pundit: How do you solve a non-problem like the burka?
Well played, Jason Kenney In which we are successfully distracted from the much more important things the federal government is buggering up. The Ottawa Citizen‘s Dan Gardner puts paid to the...
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Afsun Qureshi: Six secular reasons to ban the burka
By Afsun Qureshi The issue of Muslim headgear never stays out of the headlines for long. The latest brouhaha began when Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney declared that new Canadians...
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Chris Selley: Let sleeping burka bans lie
Remember when Quebec banned the burka? A lot of people seem to think they do. In March 2010, the papers were full of headlines proclaiming the Islamic full-body covering unwelcome in any interactions...
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