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Muslim Woman Arrested for Allegedly Refusing to Take Off Headscarf at Georgia Courthouse
A Georgia judge ordered a Muslim woman arrested Tuesday for contempt of court for refusing to take off her head scarf at a security checkpoint. A 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 spokesman Chris Womack said.The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations urged federal authorities to investigate the incident as well as others in Georgia. The group cited a report that the same judge barred a local woman and her 14-year-old daughter from the courtroom last week because they were wearing Muslim head scarves. "I just felt stripped of my civil, my human rights," Valentine told The Associated Press Wednesday from her home, after she said she was unexpectedly released once CAIR requested the federal investigation. Municipal Court Judge Keith Rollins said that "it would not be appropriate" for him to comment on the Valentine case. He declined further comment.
Posted by: Fred 2008-12-18 |
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