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11 May, 2006
| Muslim Girl's Hijab Ripped off by Police at Anti-Minuteman Protest |
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NJ, APR 20 - The trial involving Rehana Khan, a Muslim girl
of Pakistani-descent who had her headscarf (hijab) ripped off after she and
several others were arrested for civil disobedience while
protesting at a rally for immigrant rights last year has
finally been scheduled next week.
A group of five young people - white, Latino, Muslim - are facing up to four years in jail for a protest against the racist vigilante group the Minutemen. Two Illinois state attorneys have reportedly refused to discuss a plea without jail time. Their case goes to trial on April 25th. Illinois resident Rehana, while being led to a police squad car, reportedly informed an officer that the way in which she was being handled was causing extreme pain - actions from which she obtained bruises and scars - and requested that the officer ease her grip. The officer responded by stating: “No, that’s what you get, Comments
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raj | 28/02/2007, 05:30 [ Reply ]