A Muslim woman was barred from serving on a jury yesterday because she refused to remove her veil.
In an extraordinary ruling, a judge said she could not sit on an attempted murder trial because her full face covering, known as the niqab, concealed her expressions.
The woman was about to take the oath in the case at Blackfriars Crown Court in London when the judge interrupted to ask if she was prepared to remove the garment which covered her whole face, apart from a narrow slit through which her eyes could be seen.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117310/Veiled-Muslim-juror-asked-stand-judge-wouldn-t-able-facial-expressions.html
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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