Muslim woman sues Los Angeles Police Department for forcibly removing her hijab
Alejandra Molina - Religion News Service 164d 2 tweets
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The Los Angeles Police Department, according to the lawsuit, violated Nusaiba Mubarak’s First Amendment rights by forcibly removing her headscarf without her permission in public.


Pillars Fund 154d ago
Nusaiba Mubarak was at a police commission meeting to speak out against a fatal police shooting when police officers handcuffed her, searched her, and forcibly removed her hijab. Now Mubarak is seeking justice.
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Alejandra Molina 164d ago
Nusaiba Mubarak said she felt embarrassed and exposed when an LAPD officer forcibly removed her hijab. “The only words that could come to my mind were, ‘You just removed my scarf. That’s a religious headscarf,’” she said. via
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