Muslim woman claims mall cop tried to force her to remove veil
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Muslim woman has accused a New Jersey shopping mall security guard of trying to force her to remove her head-covering garment.
“He came into my face and made a hand gesture like he was going to lift my veil off,’ ” Wakeelah Salaam, 30, told The Post of her ordeal at the Bridgewater Commons Mall last Saturday.
“I felt like he was going to do something. I didn’t feel safe in the mall.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The U.S.-born Salaam said the confrontation happened about 10 minutes after she entered the mall with her two young sons.
She was wearing a Muslim veil known as a niqab, which covered her entire head and face except for her eyes.
“I was passing the Apple store when he got in my face. He said, ‘This is a private place. You can’t wear that in here,’ ” Salaam said.
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