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McGill Expert Alert: Controversy over niqab in Québec

Published: 10 March 2010

A Montreal woman has been expelled from a government-subsidized French class for a second time after refusing to remove her face covering, which the school says was necessary for the class to be effective.

The following McGill expert is available generally available for comment today between 1:30 and 4:15:

Prof. Morton Weinfeld
Department of Sociology, McGill University
Expertise: Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Immigration/Multiculturalism, Education
Morton.weinfeld [at] mcgill.ca
514-398-6853

 

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