Controversial Religious Neutrality In Quebec

Ruby Hamad’s article, published on the 27th of October, 2014 was discussing the three men from the group “Faceless”, who walked into parliament house on the 26th of October, 2014 wearing a motorcycle helmet, a Niqab and a Klu Klux clan outfit. Their argument was that allowing women into parliament wearing a niqab or burka was sexist and a privilege towards these women.

The niqab dress wear has recently been controversial topic in Canada. The topic targets beauty and the body, and more precisely the topic of politicization of the body (which is the political status of the body) 1. The issue is due to its wear during citizenship ceremonies in Canada. The niqab however, is part of a much larger debate, than what is it given credit for. First of all, the niqab wear is not a formal sanction placed upon by religion as people may believe and is instead based on culture. Secondly, the wearing of the niqab is seen as a way of gaining control over one’s identity. Finally, wearing the niqab is a way to show freedom of expression to the world.

According to the Toronto Star, Zunera Ishaq is the women that felt that it was her right to wear the niqab while taking the oath and for this reason she delayed her citizenship. After a lengthy legal battle, the federal court of Canada found the head covering ban was unlawful in February. Ishaq recently won her fight for right to wear her niqab while taking her citizenship.

The niqab is a veil that Muslim women wear that covers their face, except the eyes, to show as a sign of modesty. There is some controversial quarrel that these women are not allowed to have their covering on during the oath of citizenship at Canadian ceremonies. The beliefs on this ban is growing as people now think that the niqab should be restricted while in the position of public service. The articles Ten reasons to ban the niqab - in the public service by Barbara Kay and Niqab ban for public servants would be considered, says Stephen Harper by Tonda MacCharles, highlight notorious dispute on the issue suppressing if this subject should be carried out or not.

There has been a lot of debate over whether the women should be allowed to wear the niqab in public not just civic ceremonies. Some believe its offensive and/or oppresses the women, and others think it’s what makes Canada diverse. However, I know that the government isn 't allowing them to wear their face veil while they are getting their citizenship and it 's being discussed in the courts.

It did not occur to me that the women would want to wear them and felt as if they were protected and had a sense of closeness to their religion from them (Croucher, 2008). My ignorance of how Muslim women felt about wearing the head garments contributed to the idea that Muslim men oppress Muslim women. In class, we discussed how being educated about Islam allowed us to think outside the stereotype that Muslim men oppressed their women. Although many of the Muslim women want to wear head garments, there are still some that do not and France’s ban protects these women from being harmed or persecuted by those who disagree (Body-Gendrot, 2007). One of the articles mentioned that some of the women began wearing head garments because when traveling through certain areas of the city, they would be attacked if they were not wearing one (Wyatt, 2003). Women should not be subjected to crime just because they do not cover up a part of their body. Therefore, I was fine with France’s ban because it protected those that could not protect themselves. However, there are more women who want to wear head garments compared to those who do not, and because the majority of the women want to wear them, they are protesting the

Veiling has been practiced by Christian, Jewish and Muslim women for the past two millennia, but somehow it is associated primarily with Muslims (Amer, 1). It is interesting

Since its inception, the followers of Islam have grown exponentially, spreading the religion’s ideals across the world. Today, Islam is one of the most significant religions in the world by attracting millions of followers who continue to adhere to the ancient practices outlined in the Qur’an. Unfortunately, these practices are often looked down upon by non-Muslim people and considered to be symbolic of terrorism or of the fundamentalist side of the religion. This instance can be observed largely in France as a result of secularism that has been deeply rooted in the country for generations. The most controversial practice of Islam today is Islamic dress. Women who wear head coverings like hijabs, burqas, and niqabs as a way to bring them closer to god are viewed as unwilling to integrate into Western society even though the women may be French citizens.

I believe the government was justified in this actions because having a rights to wear niqab should not be a problem, they are many counties around the world in there count room woman come and wear a niqab. Also, this woman referred as N.S is in a case where she was sexually assaulted, in which she wanted to keep her identity in private and not let public see it. I believe that just because she is Muslim and wear niqab we should not judge or treat her differently. Government has justified the action allowing her to come to count in niqab and swear oath on Quran, as I know from other people Muslim people that putting your had on Quran is a very big thing because Muslim people believe that they are front of there god when they oath on Quran and

the dress code of Muslim women and the veil in particular, has become controversial in many non-Muslim countries.It is considered by many as a sign of oppression of Muslim women, a security threat, or double standards where non-Muslim women visiting Islamic countries are obliged to accept local dress codes while Muslim women visiting non-Islamic countries are not willing to accept the principle. Others, however, see the attempts to ban the burqa in public as a sign of disrespect, and double standards where a Christian religious may wear their religious dress, but Islamic women can not wear her religious habit. Controversy about the discriminatory dress code for Muslim women and non-Muslim women or girls slaves under Muslim rule, nothing new

The word ‘burqa’ originates from the Arabic phase ‘to sew up. in which theoretically refers to a kind of a loose external garment that covers the entire body including the head. In which there is a mesh panel or woven grille concealing the eyes and mouth. This material enables anyone to see, but blocks others from seeing in. The garment originally worn in Afghanistan where it is also called a chadri. The Taliban has endorsed the burqa for there practices which restrict women’s freedoms and severely curtail many of their basic rights, including their rights for education.

There are lots of evidence of people using the burqa to cover their face when committing crimes such as robbing homes, banks and shops. Crime is growing every day, making Britain a dangerous place to live. This is intended to be worn by women and nowadays men wear it. So you don’t know who is behind the burqa. The burqa is putting an end to women’s rights and people use it for the wrong purpose. Some people may not feel safe on the streets near people wearing the burqa because they don’t know who is really behind it. It can be a woman or man and they can do anything. Furthermore other countries currently have banned the burqa like France, Netherlands and Belgium because of specific reasons like security issues. There are allegations for security

In conclusion, I believe that women in general should be free to wear whatever they desire, whether it be for religious reasons, culture, fashion, or individual expression because it is their right as a human being to do so. If we were to oppress these individuals with laws and regulation, we might end up hurting the individual because banning the use of the burqa might stop these individuals from leaving their homes and thus pushing them into a corner of

Before explaining more about the French veil issue, we need to understand why it is happening. First off, the French veil is recognized as a law that begun in the early 2000s (Crosby). It was also the first major law in a European country to be passed. However, it main goal is to target Muslim women. In France, it is filled with a lot of immigrants; so the governments fear that it will affect their traditional culture. Every year, more and more Muslims come to live in France, as their “numbers increase in the past ten years (Honicker). In this case, they decided to pass the French veil law to ban Muslim women from wear their scarf in public, such as at school, shopping, etc. It made many women felt like their rights were taken, which

In 2010 the French Parliament passed a law that banned the wearing of the burqas in public. The banning of the burqa was supported by French president Nicolas Sarkozy he argued that the burqa ban was not a religious issue it was a question of women’s freedom and dignity. There is a lot of people who disagree with the law and say they should be able to dress how they want without being arrested or getting a fine. The fine for wearing a burqa in public is $150 euro that is 217 US dollars. Anyone found forcing a women to cover her face or to wear a burqa is faced with a 30,000 euro fine that is 35,529 US dollars. Data showed that from 2015 1,546 fines have been imposed.