Free Republic

CLEVELAND — The Quran commands Muslim women to cover themselves in the presence of non-relatives. So when A'isha Samad of Cleveland, Ohio, went without her headscarf, it was not by choice. "It is a protection of [my] modesty," said Samad. "It's no different [than] if I didn't have a blouse on." Samad's self-proclaimed nightmare began two years ago when she failed to appear in court for a hearing related to the custody of a grandchild. A judge ordered her to be detained in the county jail, where she was forced to remove her headscarf. For security reasons, guards remove everything...