Multiculturalism the Diversity Project 

Multiculturalism the Diversity Project

Explain with examples, what Stein identifies as current (in 2006) on the public agenda

Stein was speaking about equality rights and the right to freedom of religion

Stein talks about how Canada, as a country, is composed of people from different political backgrounds and nations, with different beliefs when it comes to doctrines. Stein is concerned if people from different religious groups can hold their celebrations in public places (Stein, 2006). Stein talks about the interrelationship between public officials who have a different faith, for example, say Christianity is refusing to perform certain duties because maybe it is a private function relating to Muslims of Hindu. Due to the multiple religions now present in Canada, the concern is how everybody gets equal rights irrespective of where they come from, or their mode of worship.

Identify and explain with examples, the conflict she discusses and how it relates to the concept of multiculturalism.

Stein talks about the conflict between Universal human rights and religious and cultural traditions. One of the main disputes that Stein highlights is the right of women with different religious beliefs and different cultural traditions between us. Stein talks about how Canada, as a country, has respect for women (Stein, 2006). Stein argues that women in Canada are treated equally to men and offered equal opportunities with an equal voice in society. Irrespective of all the respect women get in society; Stein argues that sometimes diversity tends to compete with the rights a woman enjoys in Canada. This is related to multiculturalism since we have women from different cultures in Canada, and sometimes a woman from a certain cultural belief or religious belief may fail to or feel not treated right due to her culture or religious belief (Stein, 2006).

Stein notes that the charter only strictly applies to public space. However, these issues are now spilling out into other spaces such as private religious schools, universities, and places of worship. Yet, she argues that the charter does apply to private religious schools, universities, and churches. Summarize how Stein explains the conflict that is arising in each of these private spaces.

Private religious schools

Stein talks about how women in private religious schools, are separated from boys. Women are taught from a different class to the boys (Stein, 2006). Stein believes that both boys and girls should not be segregated; they should receive equal education under equal circumstances.

Universities

There are religious groups like the Hindu and the Muslim, where men and women are not allowed to worship in the same room (Stein, 2006). During worship time, women are segregated from the men. Some universities enable the student groups to dictate how they will use the space they are provided with for worship purposes, however, some universities do not offer prayer space fo, for example, McGill university any religious groups.

Places of worship.

Stein talks about her own experience with her denomination. Irrespective of the rabbi talking about equal opportunities being offered to both men and women in full participation of the religious service, Stein talks about how she women do not still count in the presence of the male-dominated dominion (Stein, 2006). Stein experiences not being counted as the number of people present in that type of congregation were being counted. Stein notes the leader of prayers in her chapel slide his eyes over her as he was counting the number of people. Stein still believes that through her faith, women’s segregation in worship places has been too much, and something needs to be done.

Stein’s article was written in 2006. Research (using course resources and or outside resources) and explain with properly sited examples what has changed since then to her arguments and examples.

After Stein’s article in 2006, a lot has changed today, women have been granted more opportunities than before. People are slowly evolving. People can now go to watch soccer together (Jeram & Nicolaides, 2019). Although some religious schools force students to pledge and forbid students from having sexual intimacy outside the traditional heterosexual marriage, the court upheld the decision, and the law was not recognized. Stein complained of female students being segregated in religious schools, which does not happen nowadays. All students are given equal opportunities (Jeram & Nicolaides, 2019). Universities also nowadays respect women right to worship irrespective of the dominion the come from. Just like Stein complained about how her presence was not considered by a prayer leader during a chapel meeting, women today have even joined the leadership posts in some dominions like the Christianity.