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Canadian Muslims outraged as Quebec moves to ban religious symbols at schools, including hijab (ciiradio.com)
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Canada’s largest Muslim organisation is outraged over a bill introduced by the Quebec government that would ban headscarves for school support staff and students.

“In Quebec, we made the decision that state and the religion are separate,” said Education Minister Bernard Drainville, CBC News reported. “And today, we say the public schools are separate from religion.”

But the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), who are challenging in the Supreme Court the original bill that forbids religious symbols being worn by teachers, say the new bill is another infringement on their rights and unfairly targets hijab-wearing Muslims.

“This renewed attack on the fundamental rights of our community is just one of several recent actions taken by this historically unpopular government to bolster their poll numbers by attacking the rights of Muslim Canadians,” the NCCM said in a social media post.

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[–] MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So you don't think Muslim students should have the freedom to wear a hijab if they choose? Pathetic.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sadly I couldn't wear a hat or a beanie in school. To some its all it is but that's people who never know how serious it is to them.

The girls in my school were allowed to wear tight hair coverings. I was jerk one time about it saying it was loose and almost made her cry. They take that ultra serious. Learned my lesson right there. This will force them out of public schools and that's probably the intent.

[–] Akuchimoya@startrek.website 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The lesson here isn't "they shouldn't be able to wear headwear, either", but "I should be able to wear headwear, too".

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 17 hours ago

Are you saying if everyone can wear it, it is ok?

[–] MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But as you know, hijabs, turbans and yamulkes are not equal to a hat. A hat is something you put on as an accessory and can easily take off, the other three are basic tenets of those people's faith, a very different thing indeed. I believe a public school system should be staunchly secular, but to not allow someone to wear something mandated by their faith isn't secularism, it's religious oppression.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Public school was in my mind is education for the masses free to all citizens. So wear a tiny blue cap or dress in fae outfit so long as it doesn't disturb anyone. IMO best way to help those kids? Let them be part of secular society. Once they see the freedom others have they will want it. It may not help them now but 15 years from now when they are more independent. Maybe even sooner Or maybe they'll just be less restricted with their kids. Isolating them is not the answer.

[–] MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Absolutely agreed, isolationism is a game with no winners.

[–] NewDay@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They can wear the hijab if they go to private schools and universities. If they want to go to public educational institutions, they have to comply. Germany was very liberal to people who are actively practising one religion. Then they began to make problems in many ways. For example, there was a room for religious people to pray in the university. The result was that the people fighted each other because they had different religions. The women were isolated from the men. Now there is not a room anymore. This was one of the more harmless problems.

[–] MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

I'm an atheist and completely non-religious - but someone wearing a hijab, a turban or a yamulke in observance of their religious beliefs is frankly none of my business, and had zero effect on me. I believe in a secular public school system, but that doesn't mean oppressing someone's religious freedom.