Judge allows Muslim woman to proceed with lawsuit against Ramsey County jail

June 17, 2019   

(MPR) A Minnesota woman who said she was forced to remove her hijab in jail will be able to move forward with a lawsuit in federal court.

Aida Al-Kadi, who is Muslim, alleges that in 2013, she was forced to remove the headscarf for a booking photo at the Ramsey County jail. She had missed a court hearing related to traffic tickets and had turned herself in after a judge put out a warrant for her arrest.

In the lawsuit, Al-Kadi said jail staff singled her out during a pat-down search and forced her to remove the hijab in front of male officers, which is against her beliefs.

She said she was also forced to take off her abaya, which is a loose-flowing dress, in the presence of one of the male officers.

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