The League of Iowa Human & Civil Rights Agencies

The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services instituted a ban on clothing that obscures the face, including face veils and burqas, weeks after a Muslim alumnus who is also the son of a professor was charged with plotting terrorism strikes. Michael Ratty, a spokesman for the Boston school, said the policy was developed in the fall during a review of safety procedures and was unrelated to the arrest of the 2008 graduate, Tarek Mehanna.

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