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A nun, a Muslim woman and a rabbi walk into a bar the Hastings District Court in New Zealand……

Here’s the story:

A Hastings Muslim woman who was barred from entering a courtroom because she refused to take off her headscarf is going to lodge a complaint with the Human Rights Commission.
Yasmeen Ali said she had gone to Hastings District Court yesterday morning to support her brother, also a Muslim, who was being sentenced, Hawke’s Bay Today reported.
When she arrived she was allowed to stay in the courtroom for a short time, despite being asked to remove the scarf, or Hajib, by a court officer.
However, after the morning break, when Ms Ali tried to go back into the courtroom, she was told the presiding judge, Judge Geoff Rea, had ordered she was not to be allowed in wearing the scarf.

Not taking sides on this, but would a nun be required to remove her coif and veil or an Orthodox Jew be required to remove his kippah?

I’ll go out on a limb and say “I don’t think so”

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