A crowdfunding campaign in support of a Quebec woman who was refused her day in court because she was wearing a hijab has raised more than $20,000 in its first day.
Two Vancouver residents launched the campaign on Friday to help Rania El-Alloul buy a car. It's in response to a judge's refusal to hear her case against the Quebec automotive insurance board, which had seized her vehicle.
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On Tuesday, Rania El-Alloul was in court to apply to get her car back after it was seized by Quebec's automobile insurance board, the SAAQ, because her son had been driving with a suspended licence.
Quebec Court Judge Eliana Marengo told El-Alloul her case would not be heard unless she removed her headscarf. The judge's decision has drawn widespread condemnation from citizens, politicians and civil rights groups across the country.
The campaign surpassed its goal of $20,000 within 24 hours. The fund's administrators will leave the site open, with additional donations going toward El-Alloul's legal fees. A separate gofundme campaign for legal fees has been started by a California resident.
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