Muslim-Canadian: Niqab

Niqab Dept: The issues have divided Canadians and even the Muslim-Canadian community, which debates whether the niqab has any religious significance under Islam, according to CBC. In a split decision on Dec. 20, 2012, the Supreme Court largely upheld a lower court's ruling that a Canadian-born Muslim woman, known only as N.S., may have to remove her niqab while testifying in court and in recent years, courts and lawmakers have had to address issues around wearing a niqab, a veil worn by some Muslim women that covers all of the face, except the eyes. Here are six controversies from the last five years, where the niqab was at the centre of the debate. Wearing a niqab while testifying in court (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.