Muslim Groups: Religious Symbols

religious symbols: That news emerged as a coalition of Muslim groups held a news conference on Wednesday to speak out against the PQ government's proposals, which would ban the wearing of prominent religious symbols by public employees, according to CTV. A declaration by the coalition says government employees should be allowed to adhere to their political or religious beliefs, and that wearing religious symbols does not contradict or affect the neutrality of the state and MONTREAL -- The Quebec minister responsible for the government's proposed charter of values will meet privately with representatives of the Muslim community next week as the backlash against the Parti Quebecois plan continues to grow. The group known as Quebec Muslims for Rights and Freedoms claims to represent 50 religious and secular Muslim groups. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.