Georgia woman filed lawsuit after arrest for wearing headscarf
December 14, 2012
On December 14, 2010, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia filed a lawsuit on behalf of Lisa Valentine, who was arrested in December 2008 for not removing her headscarf (hijab) in court. She refused to remove the headscarf upon entering an Atlanta courtroom, and Judge Keith Rollins f....... [more] 
Apple v. Samsung: Injunction-Junction, What's Your Function?
October 4, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnists Natasha Major and Marcus Childs Moore, respectively Class of 2013 and 2012 from Howard University School of Law, analyze the ruling in Apple v. Samsung and argue that granting Apple's request for permanent injunctions against Samsung devices is an unfounded attempt to influen....... [more]
Egypt lifts ban on veiled news anchors
September 3, 2012
Egypt lifted a decades-long ban on veiled female news reporters on Sunday by having Fatma Nabil read the noon news in a headscarf. This broadcast marked the first time a woman appeared on Egyptian state TV wearing a veil in over 50 years. The ban had been perpetuated by previous regimes and had long....... [more]
European Muslims facing discrimination: Amnesty report
April 25, 2012
Amnesty International (AI) on Monday challenged European governments to do more to address discrimination against Muslims, especially in the areas of employment and education. The report states that many women are denied jobs or access to classrooms simply because they are wearing traditional forms....... [more]
Dutch court upheld ban on religious headscarves in Catholic school
April 4, 2012
On April 4, 2011, a Dutch court in Amsterdam upheld a ban on Islamic headscarves at Don Bosco College, a Catholic school in Volendam. The court stated that the school had an interest in maintaining its Catholic character and the ban did not constitute religious discrimination because similar, non-re....... [more]
Turkish parliament formally approved headscarf ban amendment
February 9, 2012
On February 9, 2008, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey passed a constitutional amendment easing the country's ban on Islamic headscarves. The amendment, which had received preliminary approval earlier that week, allowed Muslim women to begin wearing headscarves in universities. Based on concerns....... [more]
Georgia court jailed Muslim woman for head scarf violation
December 16, 2011
On December 16, 2008, a Muslim woman, Lisa Valentine, was arrested for contempt of court in Georgia after refusing to remove her headscarf upon entering a security checkpoint in an Atlanta courtroom. She was ordered to serve 10 days in jail for violating a court policy that prohibits wearing headwea....... [more]
EU parliament voted to start Turkey accession talks
December 15, 2011
On December 15, 2004, the European Parliament voted to formally begin discussion of Turkey's accession into the European Union in a non-binding resolution. The EU insisted on close scrutiny of Turkey's progress on improving human rights, religious freedom and women's rights, while Turkey maintained....... [more]
Sixth Circuit upheld Tennessee school Confederate flag ban
August 20, 2011
On August 20, 2008, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment to a Tennessee public high school in a lawsuit brought by three students who claimed the school's ban on wearing the Confederate flag violated their First Amendment rights under th....... [more]
English civil judges abandoned traditional dress, wigs
July 12, 2011
On July 12, 2007, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, announced reforms to judicial dress which abolished the traditional wigs, wing collars, and bands for civil and family court judges. The reforms were certified following a four-year debate surrounding a....... [more]
German state court struck down Muslim headscarf ban
July 7, 2011
On July 7, 2006, a court in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg struck down a ban on the wearing of headscarves by female Muslim teachers. The case originated when Baden-Wuerttemberg passed a law in 2004 forbidding "outward expressions that undermine the neutrality of the government or peace betw....... [more]
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