Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Muslim women must show faces when taking citizenship oath

A Muslim woman wearing the niqab (veil which covers the body and leaves only a small strip for the eyes) participates in a meeting with Imam Ali El Moujahed on May 18, 2010 in Montreuil, outside Paris. - A Muslim woman wearing the niqab (veil which covers the body and leaves only a small strip for the eyes) participates in a meeting with Imam Ali El Moujahed on May 18, 2010 in Montreuil, outside Paris. | AFP/Getty Imageskim mackrael  AND les perreaux

OTTAWA AND MONTREAL— From Tuesday's Globe and Mail 
A requirement for new Canadians to show their faces while taking the oath of citizenship puts the federal government on one side of a simmering debate over how far the state should go to accommodate minorities.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Monday that Muslim women who wear burkas or niqabs must remove the garments when they are becoming citizens.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/no-veils-allowed-during-citizenship-oaths-kenney-says/article2267972/
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