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CBC News featured Sahar Talebi in its coverage of the Supreme Court of Canada hearing on Quebec’s Bill 21. During the hearing, Sahar reminded the Court of the people affected by Bill 21, highlighting the increased prejudice, harassment, and hate crimes faced by Muslim women in Quebec. She emphasized the profound and lasting impacts of having their identities, clothing choices, and religious expression policed and restricted.
Paul-Erik Veel, Sahar Talebi, and Mina Alam represented the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) as an intervener in this important matter.
Sahar Talebi was featured in an article by The Globe and Mail covering the Supreme Court of Canada hearing on the constitutional challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21. In the article, Sahar was quoted, urging the Court to recognize the discriminatory harm experienced by Muslim women and to support judicial declarations that would guide future laws on similar issues.
Paul-Erik Veel, Sahar Talebi, and Mina Alam represented the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) as an intervener in this important matter.
Canadian Lawyer covered the Supreme Court of Canada hearing on the constitutional challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21, featuring Sahar Talebi for her advocacy on behalf of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW). In the article, Sahar described Muslim women as “the face of Bill 21's exclusion” and stated that a judicial declaration recognizing Charter infringements is essential to acknowledging and validating the harm Muslim women experience and continue to experience. She emphasized that such declarations are critical for accountability and for ensuring that the rights of marginalized groups are not rendered invisible by the Constitution.
Paul-Erik Veel, Sahar Talebi, and Mina Alam represented the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) as an intervener in this important matter.
Sahar Talebi’s commentary from the Canadian Bar Association’s Verdicts & Voices podcast episode, Quebec’s Secularism Law Gets Its Day in Court, was cited in an article by the Canadian Bar Association’s National Magazine. The article examines the Supreme Court of Canada’s upcoming hearing relating to a constitutional challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21. Paul-Erik Veel, Sahar Talebi, and Mina Alam are representing the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) as an intervener in this important matter.
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