Ga. judge jails Muslim woman over head scarf (AP)

Lisa Valentine, left, and friend Halimah Abdullah are pictured at Valentine's home Wednesday Dec. 17, 2008, in Douglasville, Ga. A Georgia judge ordered Valentine, a Muslim woman, arrested Tuesday for contempt of court for refusing to take off her headscarf. Abdullah was held for contempt by the same judge last year. (AP Photo/John Amis)AP - A Muslim woman arrested for refusing to take off her head scarf at a courthouse security checkpoint said Wednesday that she felt her human and civil rights were violated. A judge ordered Lisa Valentine, 40, to serve 10 days in jail for contempt of court, said police in Douglasville, a city of about 20,000 people on Atlanta’s west suburban outskirts.


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