DAR AL HARB - U.S.A. - GEORGIA: AN UPDATE ON THE 'HEAD TO TOE BAG' IN VALDOSTA GEORGIE

***UPDATE***UPDATE***UPDATE***

An update concerning the reports out of Georgia and the denial of entry, into a court of law, of a 'head to toe bag'...

Prior posts concerning this story can be found here & here...



Muslims, Valdosta Discuss Scarf Issue
by Bernie O'Donnell

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Members of a national Muslim advocacy group met with Valdosta city officials today about a policy they say prohibited a Muslim woman from wearing a traditional head scarf into a municipal courtroom.

But the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations said no resolution was reached in the case of Aniisa Karim. The 20-year-old said she was banned from entering the Valdosta municipal court building on June 26 unless she took off the scarf.

Ahmed Bedier, director of the council's Tampa, Florida, branch, said there was a "cooperative spirit" and an agreement to continue the talks.

Karim, a Baltimore native who works for a Valdosta radio station, was attempting to contest a speeding ticket when she was stopped by a security officer. She said she explained that she wore the traditional garment for religious reasons, but was denied entry due to "homeland security" concerns.

Bedier said representatives of the Valdosta city attorney's office, the state's Southern Judicial Circuit and the Georgia Association of Muslim Attorneys attended today's meeting.

Bedier said the two sides intend to stay in contact for the rest of this week and "hopefully make some further progress next week."

...


Pertinent Links:

1) Muslims, Valdosta Discuss Scarf Issue