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Criminal

Feb. 14, 2013

OC sheriff agrees to allow headscarves

Orange County officials on Wednesday agreed to allow Muslim women to wear hijabs, or religious scarves, during their time in the custody of the county sheriff's department.

By Hamed Aleaziz
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Orange County officials on Wednesday agreed to allow Muslim women to wear hijabs, or religious scarves, during their time in the custody of the county sheriff's department.

The change comes nearly two years after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Souhair Khatib, a Muslim woman who was forced take off her hijab while she was in a "holding facility" at an Orange County court. The county will pay Khatib $8...

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