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Hands off the hijab! Long Beach pays $85,000 to woman ‘traumatized’ when police removed hers

A Muslim woman has won $85,000 in damages from the city of Long Beach after her religious head scarf was forcibly removed by a local police officer, according to court papers obtained Thursday. Kirsty Powell filed a federal civil rights complaint after police officers forcibly removed her hijab in view of other male officers and […]