Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper: On Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood up in parliament and stated that the practice of covering one face with a niqab is contrary to Canadian values and "rooted in a culture that is anti-women." It was a response to refute claims made by Justin Trudeau that Harper was unnecessarily antagonising the Muslim community in Canada and propagating Islamaphobia, according to Rabble. First, what is this "culture that is anti-women"? Is it the same culture in which religious teachings instruct you to revere your mothers and protect your daughters? Is it the same culture whose holy book decreed a little more than 1400 years ago that "Whatever men earn, they have a share of that and whatever women earn, they have a share in that" Quran 4:32 . Or is it the same culture whose last Prophet repeatedly emphasised in his last sermon "to treat women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers." O Canada, our home and native land except if you're a Muslim woman who wears a hijab and niqab. Clearly, Harper didn t succeed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.