Wisconsin Prison Sued Over Treatment of Muslim Visitor

In Wisconsin, a Muslim woman, Cynthia Rhouni, is suing prison authorities. Male prison guards at a Wisconsin maximum security facility required her to remove her headscarf (hijab) before she was permitted to visit her estranged husband who was being held in the prison facility. New York Newsday reported yesterday on the suit which charges a violation of Rhouni's constitutional right to free exercise of religion. She is being represented by the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union. The full complaint describes at length the circumstances of Rhouni's prison visit and the impact of the events upon her.