A 7-year-old told her mother that she resisted a New Jersey teacher’s attempt to pull off her Muslim head covering. It spiraled from there. Source: New York Times
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N.Y.P.D. Will No Longer Force Women to Remove Hijabs for Mug Shots
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2020
The Police Department agreed to change its policy and allow religious people to be photographed in head coverings so long as their faces were left unobstructed. Source: New York Times
Muslim Woman Was Forced to Remove Hijab for Booking Photo After Arrest, Advocacy Group Says
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition criticizing the treatment of Alaa Massri, 18, at a correctional center in Miami. Source: New York Times