US EditionA Muzzle Award for a judge who tried to stop a Muslim witness from testifying while covering her face
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A Muzzle Award for a judge who tried to stop a Muslim witness from testifying while covering her face
Photo (cc) 2006 by Joe Gratz It was a decision oblivious to religious and cultural differences. Roxbury Municipal Court Judge Kenneth Fiandaca ruled recently that a Muslim woman would have to remove her niqab, a religious head scarf that covered most of her face, when she testified against her ex-boyfriend, who was on trial to face charges of domestic violence. As Sean Cotter reported in The Boston Globe, the Suffolk County district attorney’s o…
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