Faith in the public school system: Principles for reconciliation in Creed
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C. F. Zwibel
Discrimination, Human rights, Islamophobia, Social justice
Journal article

Zwibel, C.F. (2012). Faith in the public school system: Principles for reconciliation in Creed. Diversity Magazine, 9(3). https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/creed-freedom-religion-and-human-rights-special-issue-diversity-magazine-volume-93-summer-2012/faith-public-school-system-principles-reconciliation 

 

“Freedom of religion includes both the right to manifest beliefs and practices and the right to be free from state coercion or constraint in matters of religion. This paper looks at the scope and interaction of these two aspects of freedom of religion in the context of religious accommodation issues in public schools. It considers the factors that may be relevant in addressing requests for accommodation in schools and how to address the difficult challenges of ensuring that accommodation of practices does not become and is not perceived as state endorsement or sanctioning of religion.”

 

The Teaching Against Islamophobia resources were developed with funding support from the Law Foundation of BC, and the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies at SFU.

 

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