New York City is agreed Two women have been awarded large settlements after claiming their rights were violated when they were forced to remove their hijabs for mug shots.
Hijab is not a garment that covers the entire body. Covers only your hair and neck.
The city announced it would fork out a $17.5 million settlement, which still must be approved by Judge Annalisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. new york times report Friday.
BREAKING NEWS: New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two women who were arrested and forced by police to remove their hijabs before being photographed. https://t.co/ykoReroNmw
— New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2024
The case revolves around a 2018 class action lawsuit involving two Muslim women, Jamila Clark and Arwa Aziz.
“Damages from the settlement total more than $13 million, after administrative and attorney fees, and will be split 50-50 among the thousands of people who are expected to file eligible claims.” times The report continues:
Clark, who was arrested in Manhattan in 2017 for violating an order of protection, said she stood at police headquarters at One Police Plaza with a scarf wrapped around her shoulders, “crying and begging for my hijab to be put back on.” . According to the complaint.
Aziz, who was also arrested for violating a protection order, said he had a similar experience eight months later when he was arrested in Brooklyn. Her complaint says she sobbed “while standing with her back against a wall in full view of approximately 12 male NYPD officers and more than 30 male inmates.” .
The report also noted that the police department changed its policy in 2020 to allow religious people to wear head coverings as long as their faces are clearly visible.
Breitbart News reported that “each woman received a $60,000 settlement,” adding that “in Islam, forcibly removing a Muslim woman’s headscarf is considered blasphemy.” . It is common that the only people who see a Muslim woman without a headscarf are her husband or her family. ”
BBC report A February report featured three Iranian women rebelling against their country’s theocratic government by leaving their homes in the capital Tehran without their heads covered.
One of them, identified as 20-year-old Doña, said: “It’s very scary because they can arrest you at any time and fine you. Or torture you with eyelashes.” The usual punishment for is 74 lashes.
