Islamic Hat Allowed for Lawyer in Courtroom

NIS News
December 12, 2009

http://www.islamist-watch.org/2809/islamic-hat-allowed-for-lawyer-in-courtroom

Excerpt:

The appeals chamber of the Bar Association's disciplinary council has acquitted lawyer Mohammed Enait of contempt of court. He has the right not to rise when the judge enters the courtroom and can wear a Muslim hat during sessions, it ruled Friday.

It is customary for lawyers to stand up during court cases when the judge enters the courtroom. Enait deliberately refuses to do so. His argument is that his religion maintains that everyone is equal and as a Muslim, he therefore does not want to behave subserviently.

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