Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sidhartha Banerjee
Publication Date: October 28, 2024 - 16:54
Montreal to shed city hall welcome sign that includes woman wearing hijab
October 28, 2024
A welcome sign in the lobby of Montreal’s newly renovated city hall depicting a woman wearing a head scarf will be removed in the name of secularism, Montreal’s mayor says, following criticism that the image is offensive.Valerie Plante said during a talk show that aired Sunday night that the drawing of a woman wearing what looks like a hijab, or Islamic head scarf, will be taken down because of the “discomfort” it causes but also because institutions must strive to be secular.
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