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French Muslim student banned from school for wearing long black skirt
French Muslim student banned from school for wearing long black skirt.
AlJazeera: “Rap and radicalism: Does hip hop create extremists?”
European rappers called on to explain the relationship between their music and youth alienation.
Quebec Judge Wouldn’t Hear Case Of Woman Wearing Hijab
A Quebec judge told a woman appearing in her Montreal courtroom she would not hear her case until she removed her hijab.
A Message From the Dispossessed Chris Hedges on Roots of Terrorism and Free Speech Hypocrisy
A Message From the Dispossessed Chris Hedges on Roots of Terrorism and Free Speech Hypocrisy
French Professor Refuses to Teach Because of Hijabi Student Then Disrobes
After refusing to teach because of the student wearing hijab The professor allegedly claimed the professor disrobed and cried that “naturism” is his religion.
‘It’s pork or nothing’, French Mayor Tells Muslim Pupils
A mayor in France has decided Muslim pupils at the local school will not be given an alternative meal to pork and has justified it in the name of secularism.
Montreal rally unites faiths against ‘secularism’ charter
With his fuchsia skullcap and sash, Catholic Bishop Thomas Dowd stood out in the crowd at Shaare Zedek Congregation on Sunday.
Quebecers campaign against Charter of Values
A Montreal-based group is calling on all Canadians to join them on January 12th and 13th to protest against the Quebec government’s proposed Charter of Values for the province, urging Canadians to join them by wearing a hijab, turban, kippa or crucifix for a day.
Why the West Fears Islam
Harvard professor and Islam expert Jocelyne Cesari looks into the mechanisms of the West’s fear of Islam, and ponders on how the dominant narrative that tends to present Islam as an alien religion can be countered.
Toronto Star: Quebec’s Divisive Secular Charter Draws the Pushback it Deserves
Premier Pauline Marois has split Quebecers with a divisive gambit to enshrine “secularism” in government affairs, alienating even prominent nationalists.
France May Ban Muslim Veil in Universities
Momentum is growing in France for a ban on wearing religious symbols in the country’s universities.
On Sheep and Infidels
Sarah Carr provides fresh analysis of the deep polarization on the social-political climate in Egypt.