Sarah Flig, a Chabad follower living in Brooklyn, is suing the local motor vehicle authority, claiming that she was forced to remove her headscarf - contrary to her religious beliefs.
According to a report in the New York Post, the incident occurred during the days when anti-Semitism was rising in the shadow of the Resurgence War in Gaza and she was afraid to oppose local officials - for fear that this would lead to chaos and slander against 'Jews who are trying to create provocations.'.
According to New York law, when taking a driver's license photo, it is forbidden to wear a covering that hides the face, but Sarah Flig's head covering included a wig and a hat that did not hide her face.
In the hall where Flig was present, there were, she estimated, 100 people, and she felt 'overwhelmed with guilt' when she was required to publicly violate religious laws.
Flig is suing the New York State Motor Vehicle Authority for: damages, the destruction of the image in question from all databases, and the issuance of a new license with a new image at no cost.
Sarah did not specify the amount of compensation she is demanding for the hurt to her feelings: "The Motor Vehicle Authority has precise instructions that this time, for no reason, they acted contrary to," explained Fligg's lawyer, Emma Freeman.
