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Natasha Bakht holding a copy of her book, In Your Face. She has a medium skin tone and black hair, and she is wearing a white blazer.

In Your Face wins Huguenot Society of Canada Award

Filed under: Book Awards / October 20, 2021 October 20, 2021 / awards, delve books, discrimination, diversity, gender and the law, human rights law, in your face, natasha bakht

Delve Books is thrilled to announce that Natasha Bakht’s book, In Your Face: Law, Justice, and Niqab-Wearing Women in Canada, is the winner of the 2020 Ontario Historical Society’s (OHS’s) Huguenot Society of Canada Award! The OHS Honours and Awards Committee writes: “The Huguenot Society of Canada Award honours the best book—or substantial article—published in Ontario within the last three …

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Screenshot of an interview with Natasha Bakht on the Open Book website.

Natasha Bakht interviewed for Open Book

Filed under: In the Press / March 25, 2021 March 25, 2021 / delve books, discrimination, diversity, gender and the law, human rights law, in your face, natasha bakht

“Listening to the voices of these women might shift discussions” – Natasha Bakht spoke with Open Book about her book, In Your Face, as part of their True Story nonfiction series. Check out the full interview here!

Screenshot of the Toronto Star online article featuring In Your Face. The headline reads "As governments urge mask wearing, niqab bans are on even more shaky ground" and features a photo of a woman wearing a niqab.

In Your Face featured in Toronto Star

Filed under: In the Press / November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020 / delve books, discrimination, diversity, gender and the law, human rights law, in your face, natasha bakht

In Your Face: Law, Justice, and Niqab-Wearing Women by Natasha Bakht was excerpted in the Toronto Star on Sunday, November 15. Check it out here!

Screenshot of CBC Radio page showing Ottawa Morning host Robyn Bresnahan.

Natasha Bakht interviewed on Ottawa Morning

Filed under: In the Press / November 12, 2020 November 12, 2020 / delve books, discrimination, diversity, gender and the law, human rights law, in your face, natasha bakht

Natasha Bakht spoke with Robyn Bresnahan on CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning today about her new book In Your Face! Listen here.

Book cover for In Your Face: Law, Justice, and Niqab-Wearing Women in Canada by Natasha Bakht. The cover shows a woman wearing a niqab face covering. Her eyes are smiling and her fingers are forming a peace sign.

RSVP for the In Your Face virtual book launch!

Filed under: Events / October 30, 2020 November 4, 2020 / delve books, discrimination, diversity, gender and the law, human rights law, in your face, natasha bakht

Join Irwin Law and Delve Books in celebrating the release of our newest title, In Your Face: Law, Justice, and Niqab-Wearing Women in Canada by Natasha Bakht! Event: “In Your Face” Virtual Book LaunchWhen: Thursday, November 12, 2020Where: https://delvebooks.com/in-your-face-virtual-book-launch On the day of the launch, visit Delve Books to view exclusive video content, author discussions, and more! Be sure to follow us on Twitter and tweet your comments using the …

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Nicole LaViolette

Filed under: In Memoriam / May 25, 2015 December 18, 2019 / human rights law, international law, nicole laviolette, refugee law, transportation law

Irwin Law Inc mourns the death of Nicole LaViolette on 22 May 2015. Nicole was, in the words of Nathalie DesRosiers, dean of law at the University of Ottawa, “a visionary professor.” In February 2015 she received the 2015 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference (SOGIC) Hero Award from the Canadian Bar Association for her outstanding work in defending and …

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Book release in honour of International Human Rights Day

Filed under: Announcements / December 10, 2004 December 19, 2019 / gib van ert, human rights law, international human rights law, international law, mark freeman

International Human Rights Day is marked every year on 10 December to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Human Rights Day 2004 is dedicated to human rights education in honour of the conclusion of the Decade on Human Rights Education (1995-2004). Irwin Law is proud to recognize Human …

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