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American Police Asked Me to Follow Sharia in a Public Park?

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Sorry for the quality of sound. A short clip from the Ashura event in Dearborn, Michigan. The event was held in a public park and open to the public. During the

Sorry for the quality of sound.
A short clip from the Ashura event in Dearborn, Michigan. The event was held in a public park and open to the public. During the gathering, I was approached multiple times and asked to move to the women’s section because the event organizers were separating men and women. I explained that I am not Muslim and that this was a public space. Shortly afterward, three police officers approached me and asked me to comply with the separation.
Watch the conversation and decide for yourself: Should religious rules of segregation be enforced in a public space in America?