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Canadian court urges case-by-case decisions on face veils

A Canadian court has urged compromise when considering whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear veils while testifying in court, reports Ecumenical News International.

The Court of Appeal in the province of Ontario was considering a Toronto case involving an alleged sexual assault victim, identified only as N.S., who wished to wear her niqab - a face veil with a slit for the eyes - while testifying at a preliminary hearing against two men accused of assaulting her.

The woman, who had worn a niqab for five years, asked the province's Superior Court to overturn the ruling. That court affirmed the judge's jurisdiction to order the woman to unveil but suggested that similar cases should be decided by judges on an individual basis.

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[10/22/2010]

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