06 June 2009

Religious garb open to security searches, if sharia compliant; Muslims complain

To minimize potential conflicts, Gansler’s office suggests that security details have male and female officers and that a private space be set aside at courthouse entrances for those whose religion discourages them from removing a head covering in public or in front of a member of the opposite sex.

A private area to show your face? Creep creep. That sounds like it could be a potential burden to the state of Maryland as it would require women officers to either be on duty or on call 24/7 to accommodate the sharia legal standard of Muslim women who don’t want to remove their veils and burqas in front of men. [Creeping Sharia] Read more