CAIR-OK: Muslim Woman Takes Driver's Photo with Head Scarf

By Carla Hinton, The Oklahoman, 2/19/09

Earlier today, a Muslim woman had her driver's license photo taken with her traditional head scarf in place. The state Department of Public Safety personnel took her photo at the headquarters and renewed her license.

Monique Barrett has her photo taken for her driver's license with her traditional Muslim head scarf, at the Dept. of Public Safety in Oklahoma City, OK, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. By Paul Hellstern.

Monique Barrett, 21, said she tried to renew her driver's license in September 2008 at a Norman Tag Agency. But an employee taking her license picture told her she was required to pull her head scarf or hijab back past her hairline.

Barrett said she refused and several months later contacted the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Oklahoma City chapter.

Razi Hashmi, CAIR director, said he contacted the Department of Public Safety and was told that Barrett could take the picture with her hijab as long as her face up to her hairline remained uncovered.

"Of course we wanted to address it as soon as possible," Karen Gentry, a spokeswoman for the public safety department said...

SEE: http://tinyurl.com/ccow4o

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