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51³Ô¹ÏÍøExpert Alert: Second niqab case stirs controversy in Québec

Published: 12 April 2010

Second niqab case stirs controversy in Québec

In the wake of Quebec's proposed anti-niqab legislation, which would deny veiled women government services, a second Montreal woman has been expelled from a government-subsidized French class for wearing a face covering, to the dismay of her classmates.

(Globe & Mail: )

The following 51³Ô¹ÏÍøexpert is available for comment:

Prof. Morton Weinfeld
Department of Sociology, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Expertise: Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Immigration/Multiculturalism, Education
Morton.weinfeld [at] mcgill.ca
514-398-6853

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