Sunday, July 01, 2007
A question for Muslims
A Magistrate in Northern England is in trouble because he walked out of court rather that handle a case where a defendant was wearing a full Muslim head veil.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/6254506.stm
Certainly, he should have handled himself differently. My first thought was that a woman official could confirm the identity of a devout Muslim woman before she enters the courtroom. Easy! However, an important aspect of determining guilt or innocence is body language and facial expression during questioning. Certainly, if the face is covered, the latter is quite impossible. I would invite a learned Muslim to please post a thoughtful suggestion as to how this problem can be overcome in a manner that doesn’t cause distress to a Muslim woman defendant and also doesn’t offer her the advantage of hiding her facial expressions.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/6254506.stm
Certainly, he should have handled himself differently. My first thought was that a woman official could confirm the identity of a devout Muslim woman before she enters the courtroom. Easy! However, an important aspect of determining guilt or innocence is body language and facial expression during questioning. Certainly, if the face is covered, the latter is quite impossible. I would invite a learned Muslim to please post a thoughtful suggestion as to how this problem can be overcome in a manner that doesn’t cause distress to a Muslim woman defendant and also doesn’t offer her the advantage of hiding her facial expressions.
