December 17, 2008
Georgia: Muslimah Jailed For Swearing At Bailiff After Refusing To Remove Hijab In Court - CAIR Cries Foul
Suck it up muslimah.
Via WSJ
WASHINGTON -- CAIR calls on DOJ to probe possible civil rights violationsBoo hoo, enjoy your time in jail.The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a series of incidents in which Muslim women in Georgia were prevented from entering courtrooms because they were wearing Islamic headscarves, or hijabs.
In the most recent incident, a Muslim woman was jailed today following a dispute over whether she could enter the courtroom while wearing her hijab.According to the woman's husband, she was seeking to enter the courtroom in Douglasville, Ga., to deal with a matter related to a nephew's traffic citation.
After she walked through the security area, a bailiff allegedly told her she would not be permitted to enter the courtroom wearing her religiously mandated scarf. Frustrated at being prevented from entering the court, the woman reportedly uttered an expletive and sought to leave the area. As she attempted to leave, the bailiff reportedly handcuffed her and took her to the judge's chambers where she was sentenced to 10 days in jail for "contempt."
h/t Islam in Action
Hmmm, I wonder if she pulled down her face cover and said this:
