A Teacher's Tale: My career in Quebec ended because I chose to keep my hijab

The English Montreal School Board, or EMSB, the largest English-language public school board in Quebec, had even argued to the Superior Court of Quebec that Bill 21 shouldn’t apply to English schools, citing the need to protect minority-language educational rights. The situation in Iran is much more...

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Published in:Maclean's (Toronto) 2025-01, Vol.138 (1), p.18-18
Main Authors: Anvari, Fatemeh, Amad, Ali
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Career opportunities
Career opportunity
Charter of Rights-Canada
Elementary schools
Government regulation
Hijab (Custom)
Laws, regulations and rules
Religion and state
Religious symbols
School boards
Students
Teachers
Teaching
Women
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Summary:The English Montreal School Board, or EMSB, the largest English-language public school board in Quebec, had even argued to the Superior Court of Quebec that Bill 21 shouldn’t apply to English schools, citing the need to protect minority-language educational rights. The situation in Iran is much more dangerous than the one created by Bill 21, but the law is still about control—about telling people what they can and can’t wear. Since leaving my elementary school in 2023, I haven’t returned to teaching.
ISSN:0024-9262