{"id":51213,"date":"2022-12-20T06:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T04:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/mjc-and-acsa-meet-after-videos-of-muslim-women-being-physically-searched-at-an-airport-circulate-social-media-20221220\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:24:06","slug":"mjc-and-acsa-meet-after-videos-of-muslim-women-being-physically-searched-at-an-airport-circulate-social-media-20221220","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/mjc-and-acsa-meet-after-videos-of-muslim-women-being-physically-searched-at-an-airport-circulate-social-media-20221220\/","title":{"rendered":"MJC and ACSA meet after videos of Muslim women being physically searched at an airport circulate social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following shocking videos of Muslim women being physically searched at OR Tambo International airport, in Johannesburg, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC SA) held a meeting with the Airport Company South Africa (ACSA) to discuss the matter and other related incidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheikh Riyaad Fataar, spokesperson for the MJC SA, said the meeting was requested following the alarming events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH | Woman wearing headscarf \u2018profiled\u2019 at OR Tambo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a video that went viral on social media<\/a>, Nadia Jacobs was blocked at the customs terminal and requested to remove her hijab (Islamic headgear), or doek<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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