Nuzhat Jafri, executive director of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, explains how she believes that there exists systemic Islamophobia in Canadian provincial and federal governments, both through examples such as Quebec’s Bill 96 and through a need to update provincial and federal labour laws to protect Muslim’s in the workplace.

“I think that we do have systemic Islamophobia. Quebec is a very, very good example where you have the state sponsoring or sanctioning an act of discrimination against Muslim women who wear a headscarf.” – Nuzhat Jafri

This is a clip from rabble’s most recent live politics panel: ‘Off the Hill: Confronting Islamophobia in Canada.’ The panel featured guests Senator Salma Ataullahjan, Monia Mazigh, Nuzhat Jafri, and Karl Nerenberg. Co-hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies.

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