The controversy surrounding the niqab, or full-face covering, worn by some Muslim women is not going away soon.
This controversy ironically has come to reflect more what it means to be Canadian and multiculturalism, than about Islam and women.
In the holiest sanctuary of Islam in Mecca women are not required to wear the niqab, nor are they separated from men when circumambulating the Ka’aba, the cubicle draped in black. The core dogma of Islam is simply the affirmation of the monotheistic creed, the worship of One God, and bearing witness that Muhammad is God’s messenger.
Muslim women are not required to cover their face in Kaaba. Neither in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia and other Muslim countries
Categories: Americas, Arab World, Canada, Women, Women Rights