From BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43758999
A 17-year-old woman is at the centre of a heated debate in Canada over whether police officers should be allowed to wear hijabs or turbans.
Sondos Lamrhari is the first student in Quebec to wear a hijab while studying to become a police officer.
A Quebec politician said she should not be allowed on the police force, which has ignited a firestorm on both sides of the issue.
Meanwhile, a law banning face coverings in public services is going to court.
Ms Lamrhari says she will not let the controversy deter her from her dream career of working for the Montreal or Laval police forces.
“I feel like all the other kids. I don’t think I have a better or worse chance of getting into this career path,” she told Radio-Canada.
“Any insults just motivate me.”
Religious symbols – especially head coverings worn by Muslims – have frequently become a topic of bitter debate in Quebec, where state secularism is highly prized.
