Right, the government should compromise and say that if he has an artist do a miniature portrait and submit it with an affidavit of accuracy of image since a photograph is so inconvenient to his religion. Or here's an idea, he could stay in Canada where he won't have to make a picture excuse.
Since there is such a worry about freedom of religion - how long until a Muslim sues the government saying that the War on Terror is interfering with his religious right to follow the Koran and kill Christians and Jews.
After all, they just want to practice their religion freely - what's a few hundred corpses when it comes to religious freedom.