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Islamic organization demands action after hijab removal incident by Santa Clara police

Islamic Organization Demands Action After Hijab Removal Incident By Santa Clara Police

The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) has called on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office to take action following an incident of a Santa Clara police officer forcibly removing a Muslim woman's hijab while she was in custody.

The country's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization said in a statement that the measures should include an apology for