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Canada is responding to women’s oppression by oppressing them differently

Canada is responding to women’s oppression by oppressing them differently

France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland: Several countries in Europe have enforced versions of so-called “burqa bans,” or laws that demand people don’t cover their faces in public situations. Though these laws aren’t explicitly phrased to target Muslims, their perceived aim (and hence nickname) is to prevent Muslim women from covering their faces. Now,…