Now for an update to one of my July 1st posts:
DAR AL HARB - U.S.A. - GEORGIA: "HEAD TO TOE BAG" DENIED ENTRY INTO COURTROOM
Muslim Scarf Sparks Controversy
Susan Lawler, Web Editor
Valdosta officials 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 26th 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.
In a statement released Thursday, Valdosta Public Information Officer Sementha Mathews said court officers acted properly, but expressed regret that Karim was offended by the court's rules and procedures.
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Muslim woman: ‘I was born here’
City schedules meeting to review headscarf policy
By Heath Griner
VALDOSTA — The Muslim woman who was denied access to the Valdosta Municipal Courtroom for wearing a traditional Islamic headscarf won’t comment on the city’s official response because she hasn’t reviewed it yet.
Aniisa Karim, 20, is aware, however, of some of the sentiments directed at her since the June 26 incident drew publicity.
Some have urged Karim to “go home” if she doesn’t approve of how the United States runs its judicial system.
Karim, an African-American, was born and raised in Baltimore. The United States has always been her home. “I was born here, my parents were born here, my grandparents were born here ...”
The lifelong Muslim moved to Valdosta in August and has been working as a disc jockey for a local hip-hop radio station.
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I don't care if you were born here or on Mars...
I don't care if you are pink, white, black, or a shrieking lime green that hurts ones eyes...
If you are a moslem you automatically fall under suspicion...
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1) Muslim Scarf Sparks Controversy
2) Muslim woman: ‘I was born here’
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