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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 30th, 2010
So, I was having tea with my friend last night at Second Cup. I was telling her about how I was contacted by a friend on facebook about the nikaab ban. The Quebec government is talking of passing legislation to ban the nikaab, the covering on a woman’s face. Some women believe that it is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 1st, 2010
That’s what a few government officials say when I talk to them about unions. This scares me. To think that Members of Parliament may have this opinion about unions: “Unions, they are a bunch of lazy selfish people”. Unions are organizations that are out their only because people vote for them, and the government chooses to ignore this?
Two weeks [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 1st, 2010
(photo taken from my friend’s facebook page)
Maghrib prayer was right after the Olympics hockey game today. So as Canadians all over the world rushed to celebrate the gold, we sat with our hands up to maghrib prayer (the fourth prayer of the day, there are five). As we prayed, my husband stated something that resonated [...]
