Police in the USA forcibly removed the headscarf of a woman who attended a demonstration in support of Palestine

May 2, 2024 - 03:08
Police in the USA forcibly removed the headscarf of a woman who attended a demonstration in support of Palestine

The headscarf of a woman who attended the demonstration in support of Palestine held at Arizona State University (ASU), USA, was forcibly removed by the police.

The video, which quickly spread on social media, showed the moments when the headscarf of a woman who was detained after participating in a demonstration in support of Palestine held at ASU was forcibly removed by police in steel vests.

In the recordings, it can be seen that the woman's headscarf, whose face was blurred, was forcibly removed by the police and the woman covered her hair with the hood of her outfit.

Azza Abuseif, Director of the Arizona Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), made a statement on her social media account and strongly condemned the attitude towards headscarved women at ASU.

Abuseif said, "We strongly condemn the police forcibly removing the headscarf of the woman who participated in the demonstration in support of Palestine held on campus and was subsequently detained." He included his statements.

Stating that one woman was reflected in the images, but they were informed that at least 4 women detained during the demonstrations had their headscarves removed, Abuseif stated that they, as CAIR Arizona, were following the incident closely.

Following the image, which had great repercussions on social media, users said, "Humiliating Muslim women in this way is exactly what happened to Palestine. I'm sorry that my country allows this." "There is no freedom of religion and thought," he commented.

Meanwhile, one of the ongoing campus demonstrations across the USA was held at ASU on Saturday and many people were detained.