U.S. judge jails Muslim woman over head scarf.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:37 am
U.S. judge jails Muslim woman over head scarf.
Ga. resident refused to remove hijab at court's security checkpoint
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28278572/?gt1=43001
updated 2:48 p.m. ET Dec. 17, 2008
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - A judge ordered a Muslim woman arrested Tuesday for contempt of court for refusing to take off her head scarf at a security checkpoint.
The judge ordered Lisa Valentine, 40, to serve 10 days in jail, said police in Douglasville, a city of about 20,000 people on Atlanta's west suburban outskirts.
Valentine violated a court policy that prohibits people from wearing any headgear in court, police said.
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Well done! Burqa, Niqaab, Hijab also conceal the identity of a person - a security risk.
Ga. resident refused to remove hijab at court's security checkpoint
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28278572/?gt1=43001
updated 2:48 p.m. ET Dec. 17, 2008
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - A judge ordered a Muslim woman arrested Tuesday for contempt of court for refusing to take off her head scarf at a security checkpoint.
The judge ordered Lisa Valentine, 40, to serve 10 days in jail, said police in Douglasville, a city of about 20,000 people on Atlanta's west suburban outskirts.
Valentine violated a court policy that prohibits people from wearing any headgear in court, police said.
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Well done! Burqa, Niqaab, Hijab also conceal the identity of a person - a security risk.