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Markham library apologizes after internal memo considered suspension of Islamic displaysThe CEO of Markham Public Library is apologizing after an email was leaked directing staff to remove Islamic Heritage Month displays due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.CanadaOct 18, 2023
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Quebec judge denies request to appeal decision maintaining school prayer space banThe groups had been seeking to have the prayer ban suspended by the Quebec Court of Appeal until their court challenge could be heard in full.CanadaJul 26, 2023
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Quebec school prayer ban: Groups seek permission to appeal court rulingIn June, a Quebec Superior Court judge refused to suspend the ban, which forbids schools from making any space available on school grounds for students to pray overtly.CanadaJul 24, 2023
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Quebec judge nixes request from Muslim group to suspend ban on school prayer roomsThe Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims have argued that the ban was causing irreparable harm to Muslim students.CanadaJun 14, 2023
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Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer roomsJohanna Mortreux, another lawyer for the groups, told the court the ban is violating students' freedom of religion, equality rights and their dignity.CanadaJun 13, 2023
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Muslim groups pledge to monitor Quebec ban on school prayer spacesMuslim groups are speaking out against the Quebec government's intention to ban prayer spaces in public schools, saying they will monitor how the new rules are enforced.PoliticsApr 11, 2023
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‘It’s pretty scary’: Victim in suspected hate-motivated TTC assault speaks outA Muslim woman who was threatened with a knife on the TTC in a suspected hate-motivated assault last week said she is still shaken by what she experienced.CanadaMar 17, 2023
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Toronto police investigate reports woman wearing hijab threatened with a knife on subwayThe National Council of Canadian Muslims said that, on March 9 around 5 p.m., a man brandishing a knife threatened a woman wearing a hijab.CrimeMar 13, 2023
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National Council of Canadian Muslims looks to address harassment in the city with bylawThe National Council for Canadian Muslims is looking to make Saskatoon a safer place, presenting a proposed anti-harassment bylaw to a city committee.CanadaDec 6, 2022
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Quebec’s top court begins hearing appeals on secularism law known as Bill 21The law prohibits public sector workers who are deemed to be in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols such as hijabs, kippas or turbans at work.CanadaNov 7, 2022
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