Entries Tagged as ‘society’

January 29, 2008

Turkey Drops Hijab Ban

 Amazing how this is news from a Muslim country. Having a similar ban on hijabs would be unimaginable in Canadian universities, and rightfully so. Article from the Toronto Star:
ANKARA–Turkey’s Islamist-rooted ruling AK Party and a key opposition party agreed yesterday to co-operate to lift a ban on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in universities.
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January 18, 2008

Wasteland

It’s always a little darker and colder once you get north of Steeles. And now that I think of it, you really don’t see a whole lot of people, besides the sudden rush of children pouring out of school in the afternoons. So for just that instant, as they all run home to their fenced, [...]