Speaker of Ontario Legislature Upholds Keffiyeh Scarf Ban Despite Premier’s Protest

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Multiple groups and politicians calling on the Speaker of Ontario’s legislature to reverse ban on keffiyehs

A national Muslim Canadian advocacy group is calling on the Speaker of Ontario’s legislature to reverse a ban that prevents people at Queen’s Park from wearing keffiyehs a checkered scarf typically worn in Arab cultures that can symbolize solidarity with Palestinians. The National Council of Canadian Muslims says banning the keffiyeh from the legislature is another sign that Palestinian identity is being attacked. Speaker Ted Arnott is standing …