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Muslim Woman Says Philadelphia Police Removed Her Hijab After Arrest. Now, She Wants Answers.
Shama and several others were arrested while protesting the war in Gaza at Temple's Howard Gittis Student Center last Thursday.
October 3, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Muslim woman said the Philadelphia Police Department forced her to remove her hijab following an incident at Temple University in September.
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Johara Shama, the Muslim woman who had her hijab forcibly removed, said she was held for 20 hours by police without access to her religious headwear.
Now, Shama and the Council on American-Islamic Relations want answers from the department.
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