VALDOSTA, Ga. AP - Officials in this south Georgia city say they plan next week to review a policy that prohibited a Muslim woman from wearing her headscarf in municipal court.Aniisa Karim refused to remove her headscarf when she came to the courtroom of Municipal Court Judge Vernita Lee Bender on June 26 to contest a speeding ticket.
July 06, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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VALDOSTA, Ga. AP – Officials in this south Georgia city say they plan next week to review a policy that prohibited a Muslim woman from wearing her headscarf in municipal court.
Aniisa Karim refused to remove her headscarf when she came to the courtroom of Municipal Court Judge Vernita Lee Bender on June 26 to contest a speeding ticket. Court officers cited homeland security reasons and said wearing the headscarf would be a sign of disrespect to the judge.
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