News in Review Niqab Debate: A Canadian Election Firestorm
News in Review Niqab Debate: A Canadian Election Firestorm
In 2011 Stephen Harper's Conservative government banned the wearing of the niqab during citizenship ceremonies because, they said, it was a symbol of oppression. One women, Zunera Ishaq, challenged the ban. This battle became a hotbed issue during the 2015 federal election. In the end the courts affirmed Ishaq's right to wear the niqab. Did it cost the Conservatives their re-election?
- 2015
- 00:16:27
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/15/2015
We’re sorry! Access to platform content is limited to Curio.ca subscribers. To verify if your school or institution is currently subscribed to Curio.ca, please see the Curio.ca Subscribers page.
Metadata
- Edition
- December 2015
- Subjects
- Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Canada [LCSH] Canada. Parliament -- Elections, 2015 [LCSH] Religious minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada [LCSH] Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Social aspects [LCSH] Clothing and dress -- Religious aspects -- Islam [LCSH] Muslim women -- Clothing -- Canada [LCSH] Social sciences [LCSH] Political science [LCSH] Law -- Study and teaching [LCSH] Religion and politics [LCSH] Religion and ethics [LCSH] Clothing and dress [LCSH]
- Team
- Michael Serapio (Host), Terry Milewski (Journalist), Margo McDiarmid (Journalist), Alison Crawford (Journalist), Nick Purdon (Journalist), Susan Ormiston (Journalist)
- Closed captioning
- Available
- MARC Record
- View Download
Teacher Guide(s)
-
NIR-15-12 - Niqab Debate: A Canadian Election Firestorm
Can be found in
All rights reserved © CBC/Radio-Canada 2013-2017 Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
