Sporting the Veil: Representations of Asmahan Mansour in the Canadian Media

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Author/collaborator
Title
Sporting the Veil: Representations of Asmahan Mansour in the Canadian Media
Abstract
In February 2007, eleven-year old Asmahan Mansour was expelled from a girls' soccer tournament in Laval, Quebec, on the grounds that her headscarf was a safety threat. The author surveyed English-language newspapers in Quebec and Ontario and argues that the press constructed the Mansour case into a nationalist narrative that highlights Canada's ostensible commitment to "multiculturalism" and "tolerance."
Publication
Topia (York University)
Volume
Vol. 19
Pages
85-98
Date
Spring 2008
Language
en
Citation
Lakhani, Safia. “Sporting the Veil: Representations of Asmahan Mansour in the Canadian Media.” Topia (York University) Vol. 19 (Spring 2008): 85–98.
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