Muslim woman who had her hijab forcibly removed by Ferndale police reaches settlement with city

May 27th, 20220 FERNDALE — A Muslim woman who was forced to remove her hijab and subjected to a cross-gender search by the Ferndale Police Department has won a settlement with the city. Last summer, Helana Bowe, who is African American, was stopped by Ferndale police while she was traveling on Eight Mile road inside the city of Detroit. Police...

Ferndale officers stop Black Muslim woman in Detroit, coerce photo without hijab

September 15th, 20212 The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) is asking the Ferndale Police Department to take action after its officers arrested a Muslim woman, subjected her to searches by male officers and coerced her to remove her hijab for a photo, violating her constitutional rights. At a press conference on...