CSDM going it alone against Bill 21
The Quebec federation of school boards says it’s going to start applying Bill 21 immediately, dissociating itself from the CSDM, which has asked for another year to sort things out. How will François Legault’s team bring pressure to bear on the province’s largest school board? Will the CSDM and EMSB find themselves united against the rest of Quebec? Stay tuned…
dwgs 08:51 on 2019-06-24 Permalink
It would be quite a statement if the two boards allied over this. Unfortunately at least one of those boards has a hard time tying their shoes in the morning so I’m not holding my breath.
Roman 08:57 on 2019-06-24 Permalink
Funny thing about hijabs, if that’s what they were targeting, is that, arguably, they aren’t religious. There’s no mention in Koran about wearing a hijab. It’s a cultural thing, just happen to be wide spread in Muslim countries.
Kate 09:39 on 2019-06-24 Permalink
Roman, that’s a reductive argument. There are statements in the Koran about modesty – “a Muslim woman should cover her head and bosom with a khimar (a head covering), and her body with a jilbab (a loose over-garment).” This has been elaborated over time by tradition and further orders from spiritual leaders, naturally. But it’s in there.
Lots more on this in the Wikipedia article on hijab. There are a lot of variations in garments responding to the requirements.
Chris 13:24 on 2019-06-24 Permalink
Roman, even if the Quran said nothing about hijab (and it does), it’s not the only holy text in Islam. There’s also the various Hadith. Lots of things in Islam aren’t from the Quran. Like the ritual of the five daily prayers.
This isn’t unique to Islam. The Bible says nothing about the trinity, so I guess the trinity has nothing to do with Christianity either, right?
Perhaps you are trying to say that the hijab predates Islam? Yes, it probably does. But that doesn’t mean the concept wasn’t subsumed by the religion.
hamza 16:54 on 2019-06-24 Permalink
it would be nice if non-muslims didn’t try to tell muslims what is and isn’t a part of their religion.
Chris 17:31 on 2019-06-24 Permalink
hamza, could you clarify? Religion can be studied academically, like any subject. Universities indeed have such departments. One doesn’t need to be a member of any particular group to study any particular subject. Surely you’re not saying one must believe in a thing to learn/study it?