Opinion Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:06:12 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Editorial: A shameful law /columns/item/29287-editorial-a-shameful-law /columns/item/29287-editorial-a-shameful-law

A recent cover of The Catholic Register featured a heartbreaking picture of a tearful woman in a hijab being comforted in the wake of the New Zealand mosque attacks.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:55:13 -0400
EU ruling against workplace hijab draws religious freedom criticism /home/international/item/24594-eu-ruling-against-workplace-hijab-draws-religious-freedom-criticism /home/international/item/24594-eu-ruling-against-workplace-hijab-draws-religious-freedom-criticism

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Responding to the case of a receptionist fired for wearing a hijab to work, the Court of Justice of the European Union has allowed a qualified ban on religious headscarves in the workplace.

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cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) International Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:45:00 -0400
In a hijab at the inauguration, Muslim woman says: Here I am /home/international/item/24136-in-a-hijab-at-the-inauguration-muslim-woman-says-here-i-am /home/international/item/24136-in-a-hijab-at-the-inauguration-muslim-woman-says-here-i-am

WASHINGTON – Baraa Ktiri didn't support Donald Trump for president and recoiled at the anti-Muslim bigotry she heard from his campaign.

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International Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:00:00 -0500
Pressure to allow hijab in basketball mounts as decision looms /home/international/item/22868-pressure-to-allow-hijab-in-basketball-mounts-as-decision-looms /home/international/item/22868-pressure-to-allow-hijab-in-basketball-mounts-as-decision-looms

Something you won’t see in sun-worshipping, skin-baring Rio de Janeiro as the 2016 Olympics continue: women covering their heads on the basketball court.

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International Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:00:00 -0400
A national campaign for ‘Islam a la Francaise’ takes root amid growing radicalization /home/international/item/20006-a-national-campaign-for-islam-a-la-francaise-takes-root-amid-growing-radicalization /home/international/item/20006-a-national-campaign-for-islam-a-la-francaise-takes-root-amid-growing-radicalization

YON, France - Sunlight slants across a classroom at the Catholic University of Lyon, where the Bible dominates an evening lecture.

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International Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:00:00 -0400
Fear and suspicion /columns/item/19825-fear-and-suspicion /columns/item/19825-fear-and-suspicion

A harsh ruling by a Quebec judge against a hijab-wearing Muslim woman offers a cautionary tale about what can happen when a peaceable society falls sway to fear and suspicion.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:00:00 -0500
Forgotten faithful /opinion/columnists/item/19821-forgotten-faithful /opinion/columnists/item/19821-forgotten-faithful

A friend who attended a commemoration Mass at a church in MontrealöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Villeray neighbourhood at the end of February e-mailed me this compelling observation shortly afterward.

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Peter Stockland Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:30:00 -0500
Some Nigerians call for ban on hijab to prevent female suicide bombers /home/international/item/18604-some-nigerians-call-for-ban-on-hijab-to-prevent-female-suicide-bombers /home/international/item/18604-some-nigerians-call-for-ban-on-hijab-to-prevent-female-suicide-bombers

In northern Nigeria, mounting fears of militant female suicide bombers have raised calls to ban the hijab, or the veil that covers the head, chest and, in some cases, the entire body.

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