Politics of the Veil

"I decided to raise my voice so that I can challenge this policy, which was a personal attack on me and Muslim women like me.”
           
               – Zunera Ishaq (to the National Post) on why she fought to
               wear a niqab during her Canadian citizenship ceremony

"I believe, and I think most Canadians believe, that it is offensive that someone would hide their identity at the very moment where they are committing to join the Canadian family.”
           
               – Prime Minister Stephen Harper