Wilders Goes for Hijab Ban in The Hague
A ban on headscarves for city council workers and in all institutions and clubs which get local authority money will be the most important point in the PVV´s negotiations to join governing coalitions in Almere and the Hague, says party leader Geert Wilders. Speaking to RTL news, Wilders said the ban would be central to […]
Fired from Hollister for Wearing the Hijab?
A Muslim woman, apparently fired from teen clothier Hollister Co. for wearing the hijab, a religious headscarf, filed a federal complaint this week charging that she was wrongfully fired due to religious discrimination.Hani Khan, a Bay Area college student, was let go from the clothing chain, which is owned by Abercrombie & Fitch, because her […]
CAIR: Rep. Myrick, Muslims Defend, Debate in Testy Town Hall
CHARLOTTE — In a testy two-hour town hall meeting, U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick argued Thursday night that the threat of homegrown Islamist terrorism is real and defended herself against charges by local Muslims that she was spreading fear about their religion. Using charts, maps, handouts and even a video slamming a Charlotte TV station, the […]
Abercrombie & Fitch Draws EEOC Complaint for Banning Hijab
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging racial discrimination by Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. after a manager fired a Muslim employee who refused to remove her hijab, or head scarf.The complaint came five months after the EEOC filed suit against the clothing retailer over […]
CAIR: Abercrombie Hates Your Hijab (Salon.com)
Hijabs are sooo not hot this season — or, like, ever — if you ask Abercrombie and Fitch. A 19-year-old Muslim employee at one of the company’s Hollister stores in Northern California learned that the hard way: losing her job. But now the Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed an official complaint on her behalf […]
CAIR: Calif. Muslim Fired for Wearing Head Scarf (AOL News)
A 19-year-old woman says she lost her job at a popular clothing store after refusing to remove her Muslim head scarf.When Hani Khan, who was born in New York and is of Indian and Pakistani descent, interviewed for a job at a Hollister store at a mall in Hillsborough, Calif., she was wearing a traditional […]
Video: Threats, Support For Fired Muslim Woman (CBS)
A 19-year-old woman who said she was fired from a San Mateo store for wearing a headscarf has received threatening notes, along with some support.Watch the video here.
La. ROTC Use of ‘Muslim’ Props Highlights Islamophobia
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/26/10) – A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy group said today that the Louisiana Army ROTC’s use of props portraying stereotypically-dressed Muslim men crouching behind an oil barrel and sheep highlights the disturbing Islamophobic trend toward viewing all Muslims as “the enemy.” [Become a Fan of CAIR on Facebook.] The Washington-based […]
CAIR-TX: Defining Terrorism (Dallas Morning News)
In the wake of pilot Joseph Stack’s attack, onlookers expressed relief that it was not an incident of Islamist terrorism.If Stack’s attack fits the four-pronged criteria of terrorism — a criminal act against a civilian population with intent to cause fear, death, or injury, and as a means to influence government and/or politics — but […]
CAIR-LA: Even Rude, Unpopular Speech is Worth Defending (OC Reg)
[Ayloush is executive director, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Greater Los Angeles Area. Lafferty is Executive Director, National Lawyers Guild, Los Angeles.]Eleven students heckled Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren at different intervals at a UC Irvine event recently and set off a debate on what constitutes free speech and when it should be protected.The […]