MPP Sarah Jama asked to leave Ontario legislature for wearing keffiyeh
by CP24
CP24— MPP Sarah Jama was asked to leave the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by House Speaker Ted Arnott on Thursday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment which has been banned at Queen’s Park. Jama, however, refused to leave the chamber. “Sarah Jama you are named. You must leave the chamber,” Arnott told the Independent representative for Hamilton Centre during question period. Last week, Arnott announced the ban on the scarf, which is commonly worn by Arabs and Muslims and has become a symbol of...
CP24—Ontario MPP asked again to leave Ontario legislature over keffiyeh, Speaker loosens ban. An Ontario MPP was asked again to leave the Ontario legislature on Monday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment that was banned by the Speaker last month due to its political symbolism. Sarah Jama was “named” by House Speaker Ted Arnott for donning the black-and-white checkered scarf, which has become synonymous with Palestinian solidarity, meaning she cannot vote on matters before the house for the remainder of the day. Jama left the legislative chamber, as did NDP MPPs Joel Harden and...
CP24—'It’s discriminatory': Individuals refused entry to Ontario legislature for wearing keffiyeh. Individuals being barred from entering Ontario’s legislature while wearing a keffiyeh say the garment is part of their cultural identity— and the only ones making it political are the politicians banning it. On Monday, Kitchener resident Beisan Zubi drove to Toronto to listen to Question Period, but she wasn’t allowed in the building because she was wearing a keffiyeh. The scarf, she said, belonged to her mother. “It's older than I am. This is something that's been passed down to me. I'm...
CHCH—Ontario legislature keffiyeh ban loosened, but not overturned. Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The Speaker of Ontario’s legislature says politicians, staff and visitors will be allowed to enter the building while wearing a keffiyeh, but he is upholding his ban on the scarf inside the legislative chamber. Sarah Jama, who sits as an independent after being booted from the NDP caucus last year, put on a keffiyeh as […]