A Muslim woman recently lost her case where she was made to remove her hijab in Michigan state courtroom. In 2008, SALDEF and the ACLU of Texas settled a case where a Sikh man was asked to remove his turban. As a result, Dallas County changed their dress code to allow for religious headgear. Now why did the religious community see victory in Texas and not in Michigan? According to the federal court ruling the difference between the two cases was pretty simple. In Michigan, she did not say it was a religious article and removed it without hesitation. In Texas, the Sikh man told the judge his turban was a religious article and refused to remove it. The lesson: Whenever you are told to remove your turban, make sure you clearly let the person know it is religious article that you cannot remove. Don’t immediately agree to remove it.
