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On 15^th August 2015, a website Bare Naked Islam has updated an article having title ‘ Sharia-Complaint Illinois’  will not permit Muslim head-bags to be worn for official photos of driving license. It is also said that state of Illinois giving relaxations of photo requirements for driving licenses. This step was taken after demanding by the Muslim extremists that they wear it according to Sharia law. Another website Jews News also published a short but similar article on 17^th August 2015. The website Bare Naked Islam described in its article that Muslim residents submitted a complaint and then Illinois made decision of giving relaxation in their rules and regulations about driving licenses.

The article also referred a document issued on July 2015 which was issued by the Secretary of State to Illinois DMV office about religious head covering (head-bags). The state of Illinois has redirected the DMV department after complaints received by Muslim extremist group that there is no need to remove the head-wearing of a religious head cover when taking photograph for driving license. The Secretary of state’s office has forwarded reminders to the Motor Vehicle Department that ‘articles of faith’ is legally allowed. The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) also complained that a number of Muslim women protested against removing head-coverings for driving license photograph. We have found that Illinois has forwarded a document to DMV workers about religious exemptions for women’s driving license photograph requirements. But it is not true that existing guideline changed by the Muslim extremist’s pressure.