A Great Way to Fight Against the Hijab

[Dr. John Zoidberg]

Part I:

Muslim women wearing the niqab or burka - veils that hide the face entirely - will be allowed to vote in the Quebec elections, without showing their face. That’s the directive from the Director general of elections, despite the fact it goes against the electoral law. Typically a voter is to present photo-I.D. But women wearing a full-face veil will have to either swear that they are who they say they are - or have an adult with them verifying their identity. But Sarah Elgazar, from the Canadian Council on American Islamic Relations, says it’s an interesting directive, but not necessary. She says very few women wear niqabs or burkas in Quebec, adding they’re used to having to reveal their faces at banks, for example, provided it’s in front of a woman.

Part II:

QUEBEC (CP) - Muslim women will have to remove their face coverings if they want to vote in Monday’s Quebec election.

Quebec’s chief returning officer has reversed an earlier decision and is now telling Muslim women who wear a niqab to show their faces when they vote. Facing threats from ordinary citizens that they would show up at polling stations wearing masks, Marcel Blanchet said in Quebec City Friday that voting day must proceed without incident.