Muslim American Cannes Juror Says French Police Forced Her to Remove Her Head Scarf

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh alleges harassment at Nice airport

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CANNES, France—Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, a Muslim American journalist and activist who runs the MuslimGirl.com website, is taking legal action against French police after they allegedly forced her to remove her head scarf when she arrived in Nice on her way to judge the Glass Lions in Cannes.

Al-Khatahtbeh described the incident, which she said happened Friday, in a lengthy post on Facebook. On Monday, she spoke about it with Adweek at the Palais in Cannes after a press conference revealing the Glass Lion winners to journalists.

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