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Montreal woman launches legal action seeking clarity on religious freedom in Quebec courts / Une Montréalaise lance un recours juridique pour obtenir clarification sur la liberté de religion dans les cours québécoises

-For Immediate Release- Version française suivra (Montreal– March 27, 2015) Legal counsel for Ms. Rania El-Alloul, the Montreal woman who was asked to remove her headscarf by a Court of Quebec judge, has filed a motion seeking clarity about the rights of citizens to access the courts while wearing religious clothing. The motion was filed today by renowned constitutional and human rights lawyer Julius Grey, of Grey Casgrain, and Mathieu Bouchard, accomplished lawyer with Irving Mitchell Kalichman (IMK). The motion names the Attorney-General of Quebec as well as the Conseil de la Magistrature du Quebec and makes a request for a declarat...

Montreal woman launches legal action seeking clarity on religious freedom in Quebec courts / Une Montréalaise lance un recours juridique pour obtenir clarification sur la liberté de religion dans les cours québécoises

-For Immediate Release- Version française suivra (Montreal– March 27, 2015) Legal counsel for Ms. Rania El-Alloul, the Montreal woman who was asked to remove her headscarf by a Court of Quebec judge, has filed a motion seeking clarity about the rights of citizens to access the courts while wearing religious clothing. The motion was filed today by renowned constitutional and human rights lawyer Julius Grey, of Grey Casgrain, and Mathieu Bouchard, accomplished lawyer with Irving Mitchell Kalichman (IMK). The motion names the Attorney-General of Quebec as well as the Conseil de la Magistrature du Quebec and makes a request for a declarat...

Hijab-wearing woman should be allowed to testify, Harper spokesman says

Quebec Judge Eliana Marengo's refusal to hear case of woman wearing headscarf sparks widespread debate CBC News | February 27, 2015 Prime Minister Stephen Harper doesn't agree with a Quebec Court judge's controversial decision to refuse to hear a woman's case because she was wearing a hijab, a spokesman says. "If someone is not covering their face, we believe they should be allowed to testify," Harper spokesman Stephen Lecce said in a one-line statement. The comment comes following a CBC News report Thursday that Judge Eliana Marengo told a woman in a Montreal courtroom she would not hear her case until she removed her hijab. . . ...

Hijab-wearing woman should be allowed to testify, Harper spokesman says

Quebec Judge Eliana Marengo's refusal to hear case of woman wearing headscarf sparks widespread debate CBC News | February 27, 2015 Prime Minister Stephen Harper doesn't agree with a Quebec Court judge's controversial decision to refuse to hear a woman's case because she was wearing a hijab, a spokesman says. "If someone is not covering their face, we believe they should be allowed to testify," Harper spokesman Stephen Lecce said in a one-line statement. The comment comes following a CBC News report Thursday that Judge Eliana Marengo told a woman in a Montreal courtroom she would not hear her case until she removed her hijab. . . ...

NCCM condemns anti-Muslim signs and vandalism at mosques in Quebec

-For Immediate Release- Calls on leaders to speak out against hate (Ottawa – November 10, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization, today condemns the anti-Muslim messages posted at three mosques in Quebec City and the vandalism of a mosque in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. According to reports, anti-Muslim signs were taped at the doors of three mosques over the weekend and another mosque had a window smashed with a piece of concrete. A group calling itself “Québec Identitaire” took credit for the signs posted on the mosques. “While these types of acts are hurtful, ...

NCCM condemns anti-Muslim signs and vandalism at mosques in Quebec

-For Immediate Release- Calls on leaders to speak out against hate (Ottawa – November 10, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization, today condemns the anti-Muslim messages posted at three mosques in Quebec City and the vandalism of a mosque in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. According to reports, anti-Muslim signs were taped at the doors of three mosques over the weekend and another mosque had a window smashed with a piece of concrete. A group calling itself “Québec Identitaire” took credit for the signs posted on the mosques. “While these types of acts are hurtful, ...

Quebec City, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu mosques vandalized

Mosques in Limoilou, Ste-Foy and Quebec City proper were targeted with message 'Islam out of my country' CBC News | November 10, 2014 Four mosques in the province — one in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and three near Quebec City — were the target of vandalism over the weekend. In St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a rock was thrown through one of the windows of the Centre Culturel Al-Imane. Near the Quebec City area, three mosques were targeted with xenophobic messages. . . . The National Council of Canadian Muslims condemned the attacks. "While these types of acts are hurtful, Canadian Muslims know they do not represent the views of the vast ...

Quebec City, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu mosques vandalized

Mosques in Limoilou, Ste-Foy and Quebec City proper were targeted with message 'Islam out of my country' CBC News | November 10, 2014 Four mosques in the province — one in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and three near Quebec City — were the target of vandalism over the weekend. In St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a rock was thrown through one of the windows of the Centre Culturel Al-Imane. Near the Quebec City area, three mosques were targeted with xenophobic messages. . . . The National Council of Canadian Muslims condemned the attacks. "While these types of acts are hurtful, Canadian Muslims know they do not represent the views of the vast ...

National Muslim advocacy group denounces attempted firebombing of Quebec mosque

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - May 20, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization, today denounced the recent attempted firebombing of a mosque in Montreal, Quebec. According to a report the suspect attempted to throw a Molotov cocktail through a window at the Centre communautaire islamique Assahaba on Bélanger St. before threatening officers with a sword.  The report goes on to say that this is the fifth time since April that the mosque has been the target of vandals. See: Montreal Gazette - Man tasered at Islamic centre in vandalism stakeout See: CBC News - Atte...

National Muslim advocacy group denounces attempted firebombing of Quebec mosque

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - May 20, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization, today denounced the recent attempted firebombing of a mosque in Montreal, Quebec. According to a report the suspect attempted to throw a Molotov cocktail through a window at the Centre communautaire islamique Assahaba on Bélanger St. before threatening officers with a sword.  The report goes on to say that this is the fifth time since April that the mosque has been the target of vandals. See: Montreal Gazette - Man tasered at Islamic centre in vandalism stakeout See: CBC News - Atte...