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Lt. Commander Wafa Dabbagh: the first Canadian Armed Forces officer to wear the hijab

Title

Lt. Commander Wafa Dabbagh: the first Canadian Armed Forces officer to wear the hijab

Subject

Canada, Canadian identity, clothing, hijab, Canadian Armed Forces

Description

This photo depicts Lt. Commander Wafa Dabbagh, who is the first member of the Canadian Armed Forces to wear the Hijab in official uniform

Creator

Photographer: Chris Mikula, Postmedia News

Source

Chris Mikula, photographer, for Postmedia News, published online by CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-diversity-policy-hijab-1.3733829

Publisher

PostMedia via CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-diversity-policy-hijab-1.3733829

Date

August 24, 2016

Rights

Chris Mikula, Postmedia News

Format

image file/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Photograph

Original Format

Photograph

Files

wafa-dabbagh.jpg

Citation

Photographer: Chris Mikula, Postmedia News, “Lt. Commander Wafa Dabbagh: the first Canadian Armed Forces officer to wear the hijab,” Exhibits, accessed October 13, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2147.