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Mariam Bashir, with her son Hasan Samad, said she was told to remove her hijab for her driver's license photo. 9 \. s7 z. O* i5 ?$ ~- g, u* f9 K/ Z2 D% s Q# m( `' P9 j
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State says it was wrong ask Muslim women to remove head scarves ! U/ a$ [1 r! m! i+ S- K. J, i j
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9 s0 C. s# j+ {" E& @5 C- ]CINCINNATI (AP) - The state of Ohio says two Muslim women had the right to wear religious head scarves when sitting for a driver's license photo./ Y3 M* O: |% \' R
5 Z2 A2 t7 s" N7 e9 W7 u* u1 @6 A3 w6 AThe Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles says two BMV offices near Cincinnati were wrong to insist that the women remove the scarves. The scarves are expressions of faith and modesty in the Islamic world.( E$ _" W0 O+ [
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BMV offices in Loveland and Mason retook the photos for free.7 Z- k9 A7 y% @3 ^ F2 s# Y& d4 j! T5 Z
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An e-mail went out to the state's 216 registrar offices in May reminding employees that head coverings are allowed for religious and medical reasons. Nothing can cover a person's face. 5 m4 O# {& n) j9 q- ?9 X! R; B8 p5 p ( Z9 M" M& C4 l0 N" B[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-7-15 11:55 编辑 ]