A Mississauga, Ont. man charged with obstructing police after the death of his 16-year-old sister, Aqsa Parvez, was granted bail in a Brampton courtroom on Friday.

Waqas Parvez, 26, was released on a recognizance and ordered to live with his surety and surrender his passport.

A publication ban prevents reporting evidence heard at the bail hearing.

Parvez showed little emotion during his court appearance. His brother, Muhammad Shan Parvez, attended the hearing.

Aqsa died Monday night from "neck compression," her autopsy showed.

Her father, Muhammad, has been charged with murder in the death. He is in custody and will make his next court appearance in January.

The teen's classmates said she feuded with her family over her refusal to wear a hijab, the traditional Muslim head scarf.

Leaders in the Muslim community held a news conference on Thursday to say the tragic death had nothing to do with Islam.

The religious figures said Islam in no way condones acts of violence, and the death shouldn't reflect badly on their faith.

"The bottom line is, it's a domestic violence issue,'' Sheik Alaa El-Sayyed, imam at Mississauga's Islamic Society of North America.

"We, as Muslims, are Canadians and we should be dealt with just like everyone else. We have rights, duties ... pros and cons just like all other human beings.''

El-Sayyed said Islam teaches that women have the right to choose whether or not they want to wear the hijab.

But the Muslim leaders admitted a child who didn't wear the hijab could bring shame to a family, and the parents could be viewed as failures in the community.

Meanwhile, a funeral for Aqsa is to be held on Saturday at the Islamic Centre of Canada in Mississauga.

The service is expected to draw a large number of mourners, including residents who never met the teen.

With a report from CTV's Jim Junkin and files from The Canadian Press