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ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida judge ruled Friday that a Muslim woman cannot wear a veil in her driver's license photo.
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Slideshow: Muslim Woman Sues to Wear Veil for License
Prosecutors had argued that allowing people to cover all but their eyes in their ID pictures would undermine efforts to prevent terrorism.
After hearing three days of testimony last week, Circuit Judge Janet C. Thorpe ruled that Sultaana Freeman's right to free exercise of religion would not be infringed by having to show her face on her license.
Freeman, 35, had obtained a license that showed her veiled with only her eyes visible through a slit. But the state revoked the license in 2001 when she refused to have her photo retaken with her face uncovered.
She sued the state of Florida, saying it would violate her Islamic beliefs to show her face publicly.
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida judge ruled Friday that a Muslim woman cannot wear a veil in her driver's license photo.
AP Photo
Slideshow: Muslim Woman Sues to Wear Veil for License
Prosecutors had argued that allowing people to cover all but their eyes in their ID pictures would undermine efforts to prevent terrorism.
After hearing three days of testimony last week, Circuit Judge Janet C. Thorpe ruled that Sultaana Freeman's right to free exercise of religion would not be infringed by having to show her face on her license.
Freeman, 35, had obtained a license that showed her veiled with only her eyes visible through a slit. But the state revoked the license in 2001 when she refused to have her photo retaken with her face uncovered.
She sued the state of Florida, saying it would violate her Islamic beliefs to show her face publicly.