Park Hijab Rule Angers Muslim Crowd
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 1st, 2011 4:47 am by HL
Park Hijab Rule Angers Muslim Crowd
A melee broke out Tuesday afternoon at a Rye, N.Y., amusement park when around 30 to 40 Muslim visitors became angry that the park was enforcing its ban on hijab headgear by prohibiting the women from wearing their traditional head coverings on some rides. Police from at least nine agencies converged on the park beginning at 3 p.m. after county police sought assistance. Two visitors were charged with felony assault and another 13 people were arrested, most for disorderly conduct, police said.