Children wait for the start of Friday prayers at a mosque in Marawai City, the only Islamic city in the Philippines. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (PHILIPPINES)
Women in headscarves hold posters reading ‘Do not touch my headscarf’ as they stage a demonstration in front of the Constitutional Court in Ankara on October 23, 2008. Lifting a ban on women wearing the Muslim headscarf at university violates Turkey’s secular constitution, the country’s top court said on October 22, 2008, defending a decision against the ruling AK Party. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Jameelah Medina speaks during a news conference Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, in Orange, Calif. where she said her religious freedom was violated by deputies who made her remove her head covering after being arrested in December 2005 for having an invalid train pass. San Bernardino County will allow jailed Muslim women to wear headscarves after settling a lawsuit Monday with Medina and award her with $45,000 in damages. Medina spent a day in jail, but was never prosecuted in the case. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
A woman wearing a headscarf attends a demonstration in front of the Constitutional Court in Ankara October 23, 2008. Lifting a ban on women wearing the Muslim headscarf at university violates Turkey’s secular constitution, the country’s top court said on Wednesday, defending a decision against the ruling AK Party. The sign reads, “Do not touch my headscarf”. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY)
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