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Adèle Surprenant

Free-lance journalist.

Quebec. The Law on Religious Neutrality Causes Another Outburst of Islamophobia Adèle Surprenant · May 2021 At the end of April, the Superior Court of Quebec confirmed the section of the law on the religious neutrality of the State which limits the wearing of religious signs by civil servants. Since it took effect in June 2019, it has been criticised for its discriminatory nature, especially with (…)
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: A Challenge for the Social Movement Adèle Surprenant · November 2019 Targeted by restrictive laws and the butt of hostility on the part of sections of the population, many Syrian refugees in Lebanon sympathise with the ongoing social movement. Some of the protestors are calling for their rights to be respected but the political class continues demanding their (…)