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Supporters gather to demand action against anti-Muslim hate after a white man attacked two Muslim women wearing hijabs in June 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

May 25, 2022

Niqab bans boost hate crimes against Muslims and legalize Islamophobia — Podcast

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation and Vaishnavi Dandekar, The Conversation

In today’s episode, we take a look at some ways lawmakers have legalized Islamophobia through niqab bans and other restrictive policies.

Mourners gather at the scene of the hate-motivated vehicle attack in London, Ont., which left four members of a Muslim family dead and sent their youngest son to hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins

June 9, 2021

Muslim family killed in terror attack in London, Ontario: Islamophobic violence surfaces once again in Canada

Jasmin Zine, Wilfrid Laurier University

Four members of a Muslim family out for a walk were killed in what police say was a hate crime. A researcher on Islamophobia in Canada says it’s not just fringe groups that hold anti-Muslim views.

Is a face mask used to help block coronavirus really that different from a niqab? (Ashkan Forouzani/Unsplash)

April 27, 2020

We are all niqabis now: Coronavirus masks reveal hypocrisy of face covering bans

Katherine Bullock, University of Toronto

Now that face masks are being used to help fight the spread of COVID-19, it has caused some to look anew at discrimination against Muslim women who wear niqabs.

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