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A federal civil rights lawsuit filed Friday demanded a halt to the NYPD’s ongoing practice of requiring Muslim women to remove their hijabs for mug shots.
The suit, a class action filed on behalf of two Muslim-American women, recounts the emotional turmoil suffered when both were busted on bogus charges — and then ordered to doff their head scarves for police photos.
“When they forced me to take off my hijab, I felt as if I was naked,” said plaintiff Jamilla Clark, of Cedar Grove, N.J. “I’m not sure if words can capture how exposed and violated I felt.”
Clark, 39, sat weeping inside One Police Plaza with her hijab pushed down onto her shoulders as one police officer “openly mocked the Muslim faith,” according to the 27-page lawsuit against the city.