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At the time it caused a massive outcry which led to the original 'niqabi' pulling out.
Telegraph Blogs 2009
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I think secularism could be marshalled to fend off for instance a demand that the state provide a female employee to identify a niqabi woman, but in the context of actively restricting a religious observance it wont fly.
Why Québéc Cannot and Should not Ban the Niqab : Law is Cool 2010
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No veiled Muslim woman niqabi had ever asked for accommodation of this kind.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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Like the archer sending his missiles from an arrow slit in a besieged castle,covering a wide range while being effectively hidden from view, the niqabi sees, but is not seen.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Here, though, the niqabi has turned the tables: she is the observer, we the observed.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Quebec niqabi, if the current xenophobic trend continues, don't wear a concealing garment.
"BANPC" via James Bow in Google Reader Dr.Dawg 2010
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It was introduced only three weeks after the expulsion from a French course for immigrants of a niqabi named Naema Ahmed.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Robert Silver 2010
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Told about the anti-niqab legislation in Quebec forcing niqabi women to show their face or be denied government services, Latif reveals her esthetic prejudices: It's a fair request.
Thestar.com - Home Page Haroon Siddiqui 2010
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Across Europe and now sadly in Quebec, populations and governments are in a tizzy over a few dozen niqabi women.
Signs of the Times 2010
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I wouldn't expect the niqabi types to turn up at a Regina Spektor concert, but why not a teenager who doesn't look as if religion is the first thing she thinks of when she wakes up in the morning.
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