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Entry Posted May 31, 2003

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/sultaana1.html How very strange! “The Florida woman who’s suing for the right to wear a Muslim headdress in a driver’s licence photograph” was: (a) previously known as Sandra Keller, and converted to Islam in 1997; (b) arrested in 1999 for battering a foster child; and (c) photographed (without headdress) as part of the process; TSG have the photo. (She later pleaded guilty; two children were removed from her care.) 19:24

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Belinda Webster - MySpace Blog (blog.myspace.com):
… driving license displaying herself wearing a hijab and face-veil (niqab). In 2001, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) had issued a license with a picture of her with only her eyes visible, but had later revoked it. Aconvicted child-battererwho became Muslim in 1997, Freeman had claimed that her 1st Amendment rights had been violated. …

Western Resistance (www.westernresistance.com):
… driving license displaying herself wearing a hijab and face-veil (niqab). In 2001, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) had issued a license with a picture of her with only her eyes visible, but had later revoked it. Aconvicted child-battererwho became Muslim in 1997, Freeman had claimed that her 1st Amendment rights had been violated. Two months later, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) encountered problems when trying to have a photograph taken of a Muslim driving license …

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