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Study seeks to give voice to women wearing niqab
24
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2012

Study seeks to give voice to women wearing niqab

Written by  Chelby Daigle
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Women wearing the niqab (face veil) will have an opportunity to talk candidly about their experiences to opinion and policy makers, through a new study by the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW).

The research, funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, a government agency, will be carried out in consultation with Shahrzad Mojab, Professor at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.

“The rationale for this project is that we are often asked about the niqab and it became a major issue in Quebec and during elections. It is obvious to us that rather than speaking on behalf (of women who wear niqabs) and perhaps making assumptions, that we should provide them with the opportunity to speak for themselves,” Alia Hogben, Executive Director of CCMW, says.

The purpose of the study is not to research the religious or faith arguments for or against the wearing of niqab, but rather to allow women who wear the niqab to speak for themselves about their life experiences with the goal of being able to convey accurate information about these women to media, academia, legal bodies, and health and social service providers.

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In 2010, CCMW publicly spoke out against Quebec's Bill 94 and made a submission to the Quebec National Assembly's General Consultation advising against implementation of the proposed law. In its submission on Bill 94, CCMW said: “We are concerned that those women who want to wear the face covering will become further isolated and marginalized if they are refused services. Their active role as parents may also be restricted and this will harm their children. This does not bode well for integration and participation for women and their children.”

Fatima, who wears niqab and lives in Ottawa, welcomes the study by Prof. Mojab and has agreed to be interviewed for it. She is often disturbed by the inaccurate portrayal of women like herself in media.

“At least get the facts straight. The generalizations that are being made are disappointing and they are causing tensions to rise,” she says.

She has been interviewed in the past by the media but welcomes the opportunity that this study provides for her to talk about her life as a whole.

“Yes, I wear niqab, but I have a family, I am involved in my community. There is a lot more to who I am.”

CCMW has developed online questionnaires for the study, in French and in English, and invites women who wear niqab to complete them at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NSP2LBZ(English) and https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2JJ5XCV(French)

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CCMW is also looking to interview women who wear the niqab. Participants willing to be interviewed will be compensated for their time and the confidentiality of participants will be maintained. If you are interested e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

This article was produced exclusively for Muslim Link and should not be copied without prior permission from the site. For permission, please write to info@muslimlink.ca.

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Chelby Marie Daigle is Muslim Link’s Editor in Chief and Coordinator. Under her direction, Muslim Link adopted its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy so that the website strives to reflect the complexity of Muslim communities in Canada. She knows that she fails to do justice to this complexity every day but she will continue to try to improve as she recognizes the frustration of being both marginalized in the mainstream and also marginalized in Muslim communities. As Coordinator, she works to build relationships with Muslim and mainstream organizations and manages the website's social media, event listings, and directories. She organizes regular Muslim Link gatherings. She also works closely with the Publisher to find ways to keep Muslim Link sustainable. Find her on Twitter @ChelbyDaigle

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