Muslims cry ‘Discrimination”, Protest at Montreal’s City Hall!
Bill discriminates against Muslims: protesters
About 60 women, a third donning the Muslim veil, demonstrated Saturday in front of Montreal City Hall and demanded the province scrap legislation that would require anyone receiving public services to show their face.
Bill 94 was proposed last month amid Quebec’s public debate over how far governments should go to accommodate religious customs.
Government officials have said the bill is a solution to the need to balance individual freedoms with the values of Quebec society, including the equality between men and women and secular public institutions.
But protesters described the legislation as being discriminatory.
Afifa Suleiman, 11, a Muslim who covers most of her face, was among those who took part in the protest. She said there’s nothing wrong with wearing the niqab.
“We’re not going up to people and putting a veil on their face,” she said. “We’re doing it on our own face, right? It’s our face. We have control over what we want to do and they’re not letting us do it.”
One woman who declined to give her name also wore the niqab as she watched the protest. She said Bill 94 is not fair.
“I personally would never attend university if they tell me to take off my niqab, so, they’re making me become illiterate,” she said.
Immigration Minister Yolande James said the government is promoting secularism.
“What we do say is services are being rendered and to participate, that your face is to be uncovered,” she told CBC News.
The Quebec government has said it will consult with concerned groups before the bill is put to a vote.
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We in the west are dead tired of all these "Phantom Blots". Either they start working on Disneyland theme-park or get the hell out of dar al-harb!!
Should women not be allowed to cover if they choose?
Surely these women are not silly, they could easy just wear a healthy face mask to protect against various flus and achieve the same level of covering, a ban such as this won't achieve the intended results, rather it will stigmatize a group of people and hinder integration efforts.
If they were trying to integrate, they would follow the rules. If they do not like the rules, they can always move to an Islamic country. Canada does not need them sucking up welfare, anyway.
How does one integrate by wearing hijabs in the West?
I would rather want them to disintegrate, preferably quite literally!
LOL!
LMAO!
Yes, that's exactly the point. They don't really want to integrate. That's why they always demand accommodations. They've never heard of when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Wonder what would happen if Westerners tried it their countries?
Which in the islamic world means, when in dar al-harb, do as the Meccans do.
I know its very easy for arselifters to get welfare in Europe. And its relatively easy for them in Australia. How does it work in the US?
I'll probably have to do some research on it. I'm puzzled by the social security system you have. Seems you pay into it like a pension or retirement scheme. Is that right?
Everyone here is just pure stupid.. Funny how you say "If they came to Canada to be a Canadian then they need to assimilate, learn English, learn the traditions, and be part of the Canadian culture"…
Why dont you remember when your stupid loving Canadians took over a country which belonged to the NATIVES and they freaking killed thousands and thousands of them. I would have to say if you want to be a Canadian then go back to wherever you came from and let the natives talk since this is THEIR country!
Anytime you want to debate me on Islam, just let me know.