Look who snuck in.
Posted on 10/21/2006 10:54:23 PM PDT by rajuchor
Judge Tosses Case When Muslim Refuses to Unmask in Court
The promoters of Islamic misogyny are not only active in Europe; they’re continually testing the strength of American society too: Muslim woman refuses to remove her veil in court, so judge tosses case. (Hat tip: LSD.)
And again, we see mainstream media (the Detroit Free Press) running interference for the Council on American Islamic Relations.
DETROIT - Ginnnah Muhammad of Detroit was looking for her day in court.
Instead, she said she felt as if a judge forced her to choose between her case and her religion in a small-claims dispute in Hamtramck District Court.
A devout Muslim, she wore a niqab - a scarf and veil to cover her face and head except for her eyes - Oct. 11 as she contested a rental car company’s charging her $2,750 to repair a vehicle after thieves broke into it.
Judge Paul Paruk said he needed to see her face to judge her truthfulness and gave Muhammad, 42, a choice: take off the veil when testifying or the case would be dismissed. She kept the veil on.
“I just feel so sad,” Muhammad said last week. “I feel that the court is there for justice for us. I didn’t feel like the court recognized me as a person that needed justice. I just feel I can’t trust the court.” ...
In metro Detroit, which has one of the country’s largest Muslim populations, a small minority of Muslim women - primarily those of Yemeni descent - wear the niqab, said Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Paruk said that as a fact finder, he needs to see the face of a person testifying. Michigan has no rules governing what judges can do regarding religious attire of people in court, so the judges have leeway on how to run their courtrooms.
“My job in the courtroom is to make a determination as to the veracity of somebody’s claim,” he said. “Part of that, you need to identify the witness and you need to look at the witness and watch how they testify.”
Paruk said he offered to let Muhammad, who was born in the United States and converted to Islam at the age of 10, wear the veil during the proceedings except when she testified. He said this was the first time someone had come before his court wearing a niqab, and he noted that many Muslims do not consider it a religious symbol.
“I felt I was trying to accommodate her as best I could,” he said.
Walid said Paruk still violated Muhammad’s civil rights.
They lost this one, but they’ll be back.
A judge with sense, wow
And we can't trust YOU! Get over it. Assimilate or get OUT!
Good for the Judge.
Wrong country, lady. Go back to your beloved 'roots' and try to go to court. By the way, what were you, a devout Muslim woman, doing driving a car??!! Naughty, naughty.
We need a law that says you cannot wear garb in public that covers your face. Only dishonest people cover their face.
Exactly right.
I am stunned the court didn't surrender.
Look who snuck in.
Get the beer in there and you'll have a winner.
Many banks this time of year have signs up that states no one can enter the back with a mask on. This has been a long standing rule. Police have ticked or warned if your lucky people with masks that prevent them from seeing well when driving.
Laura Little / Special to The Detroit News
Sisters of Second Chance store owner Ginnnah Muhammad, left, helps Andrea Scarber of Southfield at the aromatherapy store.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/business/0507/13/C06-245399.htm
this clown was born in the US and "converted" at 10 she is just showing her gang colors.
The clown car departs for Tehran in ten minutes. All aboard please.
Well... DUH???
And that's why I'm clean-shaven.
Night of the Living Dead
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