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Contextualising the Quebec Charter of Values: How the Muslim ‘Other’ is Conceptualised in Quebec
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Contextualising the Quebec Charter of Values: How the Muslim ‘Other’ is Conceptualised in Quebec
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The author notes that at varying points in Quebec’s recent history, political parties have gained prominence through employing identity politics, framing Muslims as a threatening ‘Other’. This occurred during the Reasonable Accommodation debates from 2006 to 2008 and more recently in discussions over Bill 60, a proposed law that would have prohibited government employees or employees of state-funded institutions from wearing conspicuous forms of religious attire. In this article, the author attempts to contextualise the anti-Muslim fallout which resulted from Bill 60, arguing that it was symptomatic of pre-existing fears of a threatening ‘Other’. Through examining how Quebec identity was transformed in the 1960s, the author demonstrates how the values proceeding from this era influenced state policies to preserve the white francophone majoritarian culture. In the post-9/11 context, he argues, this has resulted in Islamophobic rhetoric and anti-Muslim bias permeating political and media discourses in Quebec on the grounds of asserting gender equality and secularist ideals.
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Culture and Religion
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2015
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Vol. 16
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no. 4
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412-429
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en
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Bakali, Naved. “Contextualising the Quebec Charter of Values: How the Muslim ‘Other’ Is Conceptualised in Quebec.” Culture and Religion Vol. 16, no. 4 (2015): 412–429.
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