Defence Minister Jason Kenney has come under fire for his decision to allow the release of photos potentially identifying Canadian special forces in Iraq and his tweeting of a picture he suggested was of Muslim women put in chains by Islamic extremists but was actually from a religious ceremony.
The photo of the Muslim women in black burkas and chained together was from a ceremony that reenacts the persecution of the prophet Muhammad’s family, the Citizen reported earlier this week.
Lauren Armstrong, Kenney’s press secretary, did not provide answers on why the minister suggested the photo was of the Muslim women enslaved …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
