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A Clash of Principles: Examining the Niqab in Canadian Courts

Posted by Guest Contributor on 09 Apr 2013 / 0 Comments

This post was written by guest contributor Maria Salman. In 1992, a young woman gathers the courage to pen a deeply personal journal entry for a teacher. She finally breaks the silence over an earth-shattering secret that she is the survivor of childhood sexual abuse committed against her by two male family members. Fast forward […]

Niqab, Courts, and Sexual Assault

Posted by Krista Riley on 08 Dec 2011 / 0 Comments

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada heard submissions regarding the case of N.S., a complainant in a sexual assault case who is fighting for the right to testify without having to remove her niqab. There’s a summary of the hearing here, and you can look at a couple of my previous posts on MMW for […]