Source: Mercury News – Eye on Islamism

Muslim woman who was denied right to wear hijab in Santa Clara County jail receives $90,000 settlement Sheriff’s office says a new policy has been implemented to prevent similar incidents in the future

November 20, 2023 Jason Green

(Mercury News) The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced a $90,000 settlement with a Muslim woman who was denied the right to wear her hijab during a jail stay last fall, as well as a new policy to prevent similar […]

CAIR demands changes after Muslim woman was deprived of head covering in Santa Clara County jail Woman said deputies forcibly took her hijab and that she had to resort to substituting with a sweater then a shirt after she didn’t get it back

April 1, 2021 Robert Salonga

(Mercury News) One of the region’s preeminent Muslim rights groups is demanding immediate policy and training changes based on a woman’s account that her hijab was forcibly removed while she was booked into a Santa Clara County jail, prompting her to resort […]

In rebuke of feds, judge frees East Bay man once accused of terrorism Judge ruled government had not proved terrorist ties

March 30, 2019 Nate Gartrell

(Mercury News) Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice had failed to prove something it insisted for years was true: that a Fremont man tried to travel to Syria in 2015, to join a terrorist organization. U.S. District […]

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