The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:18:18 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Churches want changes to anti-niqab law /item/26426-churches-want-changes-to-anti-niqab-law /item/26426-churches-want-changes-to-anti-niqab-law QuebecöÏÓãÊÓƵapp new anti-niqab law, which bans a small minority of Muslim women from public sector jobs and from receiving government services because they cover their faces in public, fails the basic test of justice, says the Canadian Council of Churches.
]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:55:26 -0500 New Quebec law about state neutrality on religion deemed "discriminatory" /item/26242-new-quebec-law-about-state-neutrality-on-religion-deemed-discriminatory /item/26242-new-quebec-law-about-state-neutrality-on-religion-deemed-discriminatory QUEBEC CITY – The new Quebec law on state neutrality on religion is under fire, as many deem it "discriminatory" against some Muslim women.
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