(CNN) The New York Police Department will now allow people to wear religious head coverings during booking photos as part of a settlement with several Muslim women who said they were forced to remove their hijabs. The hijab is a religious headscarf donned by Muslim women around the world that covers the wearer's head and neck but not their face. Muslim women who choose to wear the headscarf do not take it off in front of men outside of their immediate families. Change viewed as 'meaningful step'The NYPD will still remove these religious head coverings temporarily during searches for any weapons and contraband. Religious exceptions for booking photos, though, are less common.

Source: CNN November 11, 2020 00:00 UTC