...During the 2015 Canadian federal election campaign, Zunera Ishaq challenged the government in court over a ruling that bans the niqab and any face covering while giving the oath of citizenship. Ishaq refused to remove her niqab during the citizenship ceremony, arguing that it was a violation of her religious freedom. The Supreme Court of Canada sided with Ishaq, claiming that a ban of the niqab during the oath of citizenship was a breach of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The government unsatisfied with the verdict, filed for an appeal that was dismissed after further review, the decision angered many Canadians because the niqab to them symbolizes oppression, gender inequality and violates Canadian values. However, Ishaq received much support from fellow Canadian’s who sympathized with her and acknowledged that in Canada wearing a niqab is choice unlike other parts of the world. Two opinion pieces with opposing viewpoints on...
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...Niqabs The niqab should be allowed to be worn during Canadian citizenship ceremonies. When wearing a niqab it is thought to be more of a religion-based obligation. Although it is, many women consider it to be a part of their identity. Munara Ishaq believes that at the citizenship ceremony, she should be allowed to wear her niqab. While taking the oath, there is no identification necessary. Therefore Ms. Ishaq should be permitted to wear her niqab. As she stated before, “ I will take my niqab off again before the ceremony without protest so I can be properly identified. I will not take my niqab off at that same ceremony for the sole reason that someone else doesn’t like it” (Ishaq). At this ceremony Ms. Ishaq has agreed to remove her niqab...
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...Canada is a nation known for it’s multiculturalism and for being a country in which people of different cultures and beliefs stand side-by-side. We live in a place that has come extremely far, allowing for a lot of religious freedom in the public sphere. This being said, a person’s right to religious freedom is not always taken into consideration in Canadian courts. Among the most prominent of religious symbols in courtrooms, the Islamic headscarf, or hijab is known in current debates, along with the niqab and burqa. Secularism in Canadian courtrooms has been around for many years, and is a large reason why we as Canadians of different religions feel so comfortable living in this country, but some unusual circumstances can also makes us feel otherwise. In 1960, The Canadian Bill of Rights was created by Prime Minister John...
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...There are many views on the Muslims burka. Looking at the two articles “Let’s fashion a Made-in-Canada Approach to the Burka” by Sheema Khan and “How to Integrate Europe’s Muslims” by Jonathan Laurence, they both take different approaches on discussing the burka. One opinion states that the burka could be banned without creating a big effect. The other states that people should have the right to wear as they please, when not harming anyone. In the first piece of text “Let’s fashion a Made-in-Canada Approach to the Burka,” Khan talks about the burka in Canada. Currently, France is contemplating a burka ban. However, pragmatists believe it will be too difficult to ban such a thing due to laws of religion. Some think trying to do this will...
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...Monday October 19th, the day Canada will expel her Islamophobic head of government. Stephen Harper’s days are numbered. Conservative party leader Stephen Harper has proven to Canadians that he has the resilience of a cockroach. Managing to last a long nine years, most of the population have been scratching their heads trying to figure out how Harper has managed to last this long. Throughout his time in office Harper has tainted Canada’s multicultural reputation and has recently transformed it into an Islamophobic state. Last October Harper was able to use the attack on Parliament Hill to plant the seeds of fear mongering on the population, revitalizing negative sentiments towards the Islamic religion in Canada. Promptly after this event...
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...good grasp on the support level they would get if the law were passed. On April 9, 2011, however, a group of 61 protestors against the law had to be taken away in police vans and detained. While the majority of the French population is not affected by this law, a small group of Muslim women (and a pool of potential tourist) are. In 2009, French President, Nicholas Sarkozy made a statement claiming that religious face veils were “not welcome” in France because they goes against the country’s secular values ("French Senate Bans Burqa: Bill awaits President Nicholas Sarkozy’s signature" September 14, 2010). This essentially sparked the discussion and consideration of a banning on religious face veils, namely traditional Muslim burqas and niqabs. The rationale behind the banning is that it not only goes against the countries secular values of equality and dignity, but it also “imprisons women” and causes a safety issue for the citizens of the country (Ristici April 11, 2011). While freedom of religion and religious expression is practiced in France, the law under which the ban exists was passed with the reasoning that it made the nation’s citizen to feel threatened therefore going against the Declaration of Human Rights and of the Citizen, which states that the actions of one individual cannot impede the well-being of another. While the grounds of this law may seem to be in the best interest of the French citizens, one would have to wonder if these are the sole intentions of this...
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..."Now I am going to be the Canadian citizen, and I will be enjoying the full rights in Canada as well, so very lucky for me," she said outside court. Justice Department lawyer Peter Southey argued unsuccessfully that the lower court judge made errors in his original decision to overturn the ban. But Gleason said the court saw no reason to interfere with the earlier ruling. The ban on face coverings sparked a bitter debate in the House of Commons when it was first announced. At the time, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said his government's ban reflected the views of the "overwhelming majority" of Canadians, including moderate Muslims. Stephen Lecce, a spokesman for the Conservative campaign, repeated that assertion Tuesday afternoon,...
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...Cultural Protectionism (Human Geography) What are the benefits/costs of cultural protection of secularism in Canada? Should government enforce cultural protection of secularism? The government of Canada should accept all forms of cultural and religious regalia instead of imposing restrictions on symbols, garbs, veils, turbans, and kippahs, worn in public sector workplaces. Canada's cultural protection of secularism have remained fairly good through the federal government's experience but with little criticism compared to Quebec's recent controversy with Bill 60. This bill is a perfect example as to why Canada doesn't need a new legislation. Bill 60 initially planned to ban religious wearing from public places, educational institutes and jobs. Canada is a multicultural nation with a diverse range of cultural and religious groups that seamlessly work together in many different environments. To simply ban religious regalia would be huge for Canadian citizens that make up majority of public sector workplaces. The benefits of a cultural protection of secularism are usually created to protect cultural values, traditions, languages and identity. For example, Bill 101 in Quebec was passed to protect the French language. Most recently Bill 60 became very controversial and received a lot of criticism. The bill intended to adjust Quebec's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, develop neutrality amongst all state employees in workplaces, restrict wearing religious symbols, make...
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...In Canada, toplessness is not an indecent act on the basis that the act of being topless is not in itself a sexual act or indecent,In 1991, Gwen Jacob was arrested for walking in a street in Guelph, Ontario while topless. She was acquitted in 1996 by the Ontario Court of Appeal due to this. To a woman of a non western culture that would be considered suicide to walk around topless especially in a place like Saudi Arabia where a woman isn't allowed to show but an inch of her skin.There are some similarities between western and non western culture in this case , in western culture you cannot have certain private areas visible through clothing. The way that you are punished in western culture is by a fine or being placed in holding in a police station...
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...Related to Cultural Differences 1 in response to public discontent concerning accommodation of, among other things, creed rights. This may be in part because creed is unique in some respects. It encompasses not just innate personal characteristics but also covers associated practices and beliefs. Rights in relation to religion have been recognized as not just equality rights, but also among the “fundamental freedoms” of every Canadian as listed in s. 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 2 As well, as will be seen in the discussion of the human rights decisions in this paper, creed more than any other right is impacted by international events, as issues from around the world can lead to religious intolerance and discrimination in Canada. A growing trend towards secularization may mean that there is less tolerance for religious practices generally,...
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...Licensed to: CengageBrain User Licensed to: CengageBrain User This is an electronic version of the print textbook. Due to electronic rights restrictions, some third party content may be suppressed. Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. The publisher reserves the right to remove content from this title at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions, and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title, or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. Copyright 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. Licensed to: CengageBrain User Criminal Justice in Action, 7th Edition Larry K. Gaines and Roger LeRoy Miller © 2013 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not...
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...Table of Contents Title page 1 Abstract 3 Introduction 4 The psychological importance of the veil: shaping first impressions 7 The present research 10 Method 12 Positive Survey 13 Non Muslim perception of Islam in the West 13 Non Muslim perception of Islam in the West 15 Non Muslim perception of Islam in the west 20 Non Muslim perception of Islam in the west 23 Communication scale 28 Islamophobia scale 29 Design 30 Participants 30 Materials 30 Procedure 30 Analysis 31 Potential applications 33 Limitations and future directions 34 Conclusion 36 References 37 Abstract This research study will aim to measure the Islamophobic beliefs in non-Muslim people living in the West in multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-faith societies such as London. To conduct this study, I will be replicating a study that has been produced by Everett et al (2015) called ‘Covered in Stigma? I will be conducting this research project to test Non-Muslim responses towards Muslim appearing people such as men in traditional clothes, beards and women in head coverings. I will use quantitative analysis to test my hypothesis, using two questionnaires, the Islamophobia scale and the Communication Scale as well as images of Muslim men and women in Islamic clothing depicted in an affirmative light or a poorly to prime participants beforehand. Introduction Prejudice and inequity towards the Muslim community has...
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...Cross-Cultural Communication Theory and Practice Barry Tomalin; Brian J. Hurn ISBN: 9780230391147 DOI: 10.1057/9780230391147 Palgrave Macmillan Please respect intellectual property rights This material is copyright and its use is restricted by our standard site license terms and conditions (see palgraveconnect.com/pc/connect/info/terms_conditions.html). If you plan to copy, distribute or share in any format, including, for the avoidance of doubt, posting on websites, you need the express prior permission of Palgrave Macmillan. To request permission please contact rights@palgrave.com. Cross-Cultural Communication 10.1057/9780230391147 - Cross-Cultural Communication, Brian J. Hurn and Barry Tomalin Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Griffith University - PalgraveConnect - 2014-04-12 This page intentionally left blank 10.1057/9780230391147 - Cross-Cultural Communication, Brian J. Hurn and Barry Tomalin Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Griffith University - PalgraveConnect - 2014-04-12 Cross-Cultural Communication Theory and Practice Brian J. Hurn and Barry Tomalin Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Griffith University - PalgraveConnect - 2014-04-12 10.1057/9780230391147 - Cross-Cultural Communication, Brian J. Hurn and Barry Tomalin © Brian J. Hurn and Barry Tomalin 2013 Foreword © Jack Spence 2013 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this...
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...IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIA ISLAMIC STUDIES AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION i ii IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIA ISLAMIC STUDIES AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION Editors KAMARUZZAMAN BUSTAMAM-AHMAD PATRICK JORY YAYASAN ILMUWAN iii Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing-In-Publication Data Islamic studies and Islamic education in contemporary Southeast Asia / editors: Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad, Patrick Jory ISBN 978-983-44372-3-7 (pbk.) 1. Islamic religious education--Southeast Asia. 2. Islam--Education--Southeast Asia. I. Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad. II. Jory, Patrick. 297.77 First Printed 2011 © 2011 Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad & Patrick Jory Publisher: Yayasan Ilmuwan D-0-3A, Setiawangsa Business Suites, Taman Setiawangsa, 54200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means – for example, electronic, photocopy, recording – without prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed review. The opinions expressed in this publication is the personal views of the authors, and do not necessary reflect the opinion of the publisher. Layout and cover design: Font: Font size: Printer: Hafizuldin bin Satar Goudy Old Style 11 pt Gemilang Press Sdn Bhd iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T his book grew out of a three-day workshop jointly held by the Regional Studies Program, Walailak University, and the Department...
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...FOR BLYTHE Acknowledgments My profound thanks to three dear friends with whom I have the great luxury of working: my editor, Jason Kaufman; my agent, Heide Lange; and my counselor, Michael Rudell. In addition, I would like to express my immense gratitude to Doubleday, to my publishers around the world, and, of course, to my readers. This novel could not have been written without the generous assistance of countless individuals who shared their knowledge and expertise. To all of you, I extend my deep appreciation. To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books. The Secret Teachings of All Ages ———————————— FACT: In 1991, a document was locked in the safe of the director of the CIA. The document is still there today. Its cryptic text includes references to an ancient portal and an unknown location underground. The document also contains the phrase “It’s buried out there somewhere.” All organizations in this novel exist, including the Freemasons, the Invisible College, the Office of Security, the SMSC, and the Institute of Noetic Sciences. All rituals, science, artwork, and monuments in this novel are real. ———————————— Prologue House of the Temple 8:33 P.M. The secret is how to die. Since the beginning of time, the secret had always been how to die. The thirty-four-year-old initiate gazed down at the human skull cradled in his palms. The skull was hollow, like...
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