Religion Roundup
Federal Court Hears Case of Muslim Woman Whose Veil Cost Her Claim
Associated Press
May 1, 2008
DETROIT - A federal court is taking up the lawsuit of a Muslim woman who refused to remove her veil during a small-claims hearing, prompting a judge to dismiss her case.
Federal Judge John Feikens says he'll issue a written opinion in the suit filed by Ginnnah Muhammad against Judge Paul Paruk in Hamtramck, a city surrounded by Detroit.
Muhammad said her religious freedom was violated when Paruk asked her to remove the veil that covered all but her eyes, then dismissed her case last year. Muhammad was contesting a $3,000 rental-car company charge to repair a vehicle that she said thieves had damaged.
Margaret Nelson, an assistant state attorney general who is representing Judge Paruk, said Paruk needed to "fully observe" Muhammad, and his ruling wasn't based on religion.
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