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"A Muslim woman arrested for refusing to take off her head scarf at a courthouse security checkpoint"
she was not told to keep it off, they told her as they tell everyong to remove thier headware as they go through security.
And quite rightly too, she was being ridiculous
Source: New York Times
Date: Dec 17, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2008/12/17/us/AP-Muslim-Headscarf-Arrest.html?_r=2
In America it is disrespectful to wear a hat or head covering in a courtroom.
The real question posed by this story is whether American law or Islamic law must give way when the two conflict.
You know what they say " when in Rome do as the Romans do" if its against your religion then stay the hell out of Rome.
Laila, I have been reading about Somaliland. I hope your home country gets the recognition it deserves. It is proof that Islam and Democracy are indeed compatible.
It doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me for someone to have a scarf on their head in court. It's clearly important to her. I'm not sure why such a ridiculous fuss has to be made over a scarf.
She wasn't harmed, and franky if Allah wouldn't forgive the transgression then that's all the more reason to accept Jesus who doesn't have a dress-code.
Tell that to a priest...She wasn't harmed, and franky if Allah wouldn't forgive the transgression then that's all the more reason to accept Jesus who doesn't have a dress-code.
I'm conflicted on this one. On one hand, the courts do require that people remove their "hats". On the other hand I have never heard of a court requiring that a person remove religious head gear. I have seen Jewish men wear a yamika and I have seen Sikhs wear turbins in court.
In this particular court? this isn't state or national law, it's this specific court's security policy to be enforced at the court's security officers' discresion
I'm conflicted on this one. On one hand, the courts do require that people remove their "hats". On the other hand I have never heard of a court requiring that a person remove religious head gear. I have seen Jewish men wear a yamika and I have seen Sikhs wear turbins in court.
Tell that to a priest...
Was this a policy specific to that individual judge, court house, county, or state, or are we all talking about a Federal law?
Nice ad hom. I probably know more about xianity than you but it doesn't matter. The Church claims to know what god wants of it's followers.If you actually knew anything about Christianity you would know that that dress code comes from the church, not Jesus or God.
The lady is foolish if she believes taking off her scarf for just security check means she'll somehow face hell or something.
How covering hair is meant to signify modesty is beyond me as well :/
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