The Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office is denying that a deputy forcibly removed the hijab of a Muslim woman who was booked into jail.
from the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
“Ms. Aden explained to deputies that she wore a hijab for religious purposes and that it was against her religious beliefs to remove her hijab in front of men who were not related to her—to no avail,” the council said. “Her hijab was still forcibly removed—yanked off her head—and Ms. Aden was not provided with an alternative jail-issued head covering, despite repeated requests.”
when booked into a Santa Clara County jail, forcing her to wear a sweater and then a shirt in its place. After that news broke, the local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office to revise jail policies to address religious head coverings.
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