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Panel Discussion | The Niqab in Canada: A Study on the Practice of Muslim Veiling

Jan 30th 2014

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The Niqab in Canada: A Study on the Practice of Muslim Veiling

In the wake of Bill C-94 in Quebec (which would have withheld certain public services from women wearing the niqab) and the announcement banning the niqab during Canadian citizenship oath-taking, the niqab and its place in Canada have become hot topics in Canadian public discourse.

This session will present and discuss the Canadian Council of Muslim Women‘s new report on women who wear the niqab in Canada. Led by Dr Lynda Clarke, the study’s goal is to produce greater understanding of the complexities surrounding the niqab for policy makers, media officials, researchers and members of the public.

Speakers

Dr Lynda Clarke is an Associate Professor in Concordia University’s Department of Religion. Her research interests include Shiism, women, law (especially in relation to gender), and Islam in the West.
Natasha Bakht teaches at University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. Professor Bakht’s research interests lie generally in the area of law, culture and minority rights and specifically in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women’s equality.

Dr Kathy Bullock is President of the Tessellate Institute and Coordinator of the Canadian Certificate in Muslim Studies Program at Emmanuel College at University of Toronto; she is the author of Rethinking Muslim Women and the Veil: Challenging Historical and Modern Stereotypes.


Date: Sunday January 19, 2014
Time: 2 pm
Location: Auditorium, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission: $5


    About Noor Cultural Centre

    We aim to be a centre for Islamic practice and learning, and celebration of Islamic culture, while respecting the diversity in peoples and religions as directed by the Qur’an [49.13]: We have created you out of male and female, and have made you into nations and tribes, in order that you might come to know one another. In the sight of God the noblest among you is the one who is most deeply conscious of God.

    NOTE: Noor Cultural Centre no longer maintains a physical location

    Its 123 Wynford Drive location was sold in October 2021 after 18 months of continuous lockdown for COVID-19. Since March 2020, all Noor programming has been virtual, and is planned to continue thus, insh'Allah.





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