Rye Playland, the Westchester, New York amusement park, was shut down yesterday after a scuffle broke out between a group of Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan and park police.
Things got ugly when many of the Muslim women were barred from going on rides on account of their head scarves.
As Reported By MyFox:
The fight erupted after a “misunderstanding” between the park workers and some Muslim patrons over the park’s restrictions on headgear on some rides, according to the Westchester County Executive’s Office.
Apparently some Muslim women wearing the traditional headscarf, called a hijab, were denied access to some rides because of safety reasons.
Fifteen people, including three women, were charged with disorderly conduct and assault in the chaos, authorities said.
The ban, which is not Muslim specific, was imposed about 3 years ago mostly to prevent hats from falling onto the tracks of roller coasters and other rides, park officials said.
SOURCE: MyFox
