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Monday, July 2, 2007

Valdosta woman denied courtroom access

A national Islamic civil rights group has sent a letter to Georgia's attorney general asking for "appropriate action" to be taken on behalf of a Valdosta woman. Last week, a Muslim woman says she was denied access to a municipal courtroom for wearing a traditional Islamic scarf. She said an officer told her she was denied entrance for homeland security reasons, and that it would show disrespect to the judge. No comment yet from Attorney General Thurbert Baker's office, or the Valdosta court.

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