Bring Hijab Day to Ontario?

[B00Mer]

Bring Hijab Day to Ontario?

Halifax Central Library is hosting ‘Hijab Day’ on Saturday to confront misconceptions about the Muslim faith.

It’s an information session organized in part by Dr. Abdelkader Tayebi, imam for Halifax’s Ummah Mosque.


Should Toronto and other Ontario communities that have seen incidents involving the harassment and abuse of women wearing hijabs do the same? Women have been attacked on Toronto’s transit system and near schools, and there are tales of mosques being vandalized in Southwestern Ontario.

Tayebi feels that the hijab is no longer an isolated, fringe issue in Canada.

Co-organizer Maram Saidi hopes this event will help create a better understanding of the accessory, and shatter anti-immigrant sentiment.

Read more about Halifax’s Hijab Day HERE.


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SHAME ON WOMEN WHO DO! You want to be chattel? Go to a 3rd world country. They'll happily degrade you and treat you as 1/2 a person.

 

[B00Mer]

<crickets> Guess the Liberals like this idea...

 

[Machjo]

As an official holiday, no. We have too many official holidays now.

As an unofficial holiday, go right ahead and celebrate whatever holiday you want, Boomer. This is a somewhat free country after all.

One thing though, wearing hijab is not necessarily a sign of oporession. Believe it or not, non-Muslim women wear hijab too for various reasons.

Muslims don't own a copyright on the hijab.

 

[darkbeaver]

Catholic nuns wear hijabs.

 

[Machjo]

Catholic nuns wear hijabs.

We could use the more generic term head scarf, but it's all the same thing.

I think the Muslim ones far more beautiful though.

 

[TenPenny]

Queen Elizabeth often covers her head with a scarf, too.

 

[lone wolf]

Mom wore one ... but it was a kerchief then

 

[davesmom]

I wish Premier Wynne would wear a niqab to hide that phony gloating smile of superiority she wears continually.

 

[pgs]

We could use the more generic term head scarf, but it's all the same thing.

I think the Muslim ones far more beautiful though.

I don't think anyone has a problem with women wearing scarfs . I think they have a problem with women who wear a sack over their heads with small eye slits .But I might be wrong .

 

[DaSleeper]

I wish Premier Wynne would wear a niqab to hide that phony gloating smile of superiority she wears continually.

But but but ......That's a Lieberal Prog trademark Doncha no

 

[Machjo]

I don't think anyone has a problem with women wearing scarfs . I think they have a problem with women who wear a sack over their heads with small eye slits .But I might be wrong .

On cold Ontario winters at -30, even I dress like that and I dare anyone to tell me to uncover my face.

 

[AnnaG]

Bring hijab day to ON? That is okay with me. =)

 

[Jinentonix]

On cold Ontario winters at -30, even I dress like that and I dare anyone to tell me to uncover my face.

Cool story bro. Now try it during one of Southern Ontario's hot and oppressively humid summers.