According to the website, the crescent moon, or hilal, in the Jalur Gemilang symbolises “the religion of Islam as the official religion of the federation and the nation”.

Canada’s highest court will decide whether a law that Quebec enacted in 2019, barring public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, violates their rights. By Vjosa Isai A Quebec law that ...

The law, passed in 2019 "to affirm the laicity of the State," restricts certain public sector employees in Quebec from wearing religious symbols "while exercising their functions." Those challenging ...