Prayer, Hijab in US Job Rights Manual
A US federal agency has issued a comprehensive manual on religious discrimination for workers, citing a dramatic rise in workplace bias against faith minorities, particularly Muslims. “The goal here is to promote voluntary compliance, to get everyone on the same page, to let them know what the law is,” David Grinberg, spokesman of the Equal […]
CAIR-OK: Muslim girl files complaint
A store in Woodland Hills Mall faces a federal complaint on behalf of a Muslim teenager who said she wasn’t hired there because she wears a head scarf.An Abercrombie & Fitch district manager allegedly told the girl in late June that her religiously mandated hijab didn’t fit the retail chain’s image.The girl went to the […]
CAIR-OK: Scarf Resulted in Hiring Refusal
A Muslim teenager in Tulsa has filed a federal complaint alleging that a Woodland Hills store refused to hire her because she wears a head scarf.An Abercrombie district manager allegedly told the girl in late June that her religiously mandated head scarf did not fit the store’s image.The girl took her case to the Council […]
CAIR-OK: Religious Bias Charge Filed over Store Hiring
The Council on American Islamic Relations Oklahoma chapter has filed a religious discrimination complaint on behalf of a Muslim woman who said she was denied employment at a Tulsa store because of her headscarf.Thursday Samantha Elaus, 18, of Tulsa said she applied for a job at the Abercrombie children’s clothing store in Woodland Hills Mall […]
CAIR-IL: Muslim Women’s Law Firm Breaks Down Stereotypes
In what may be the nation’s only law firm composed solely of Muslim women, the attorneys represent the ethnic and religious diversity within the Islamic faith: Some cover their hair, some don’t. Some are Sunni; others are Shiite, and at least one is happy to be secular.The six women hope that by founding Amal Law […]
CAIR Op-Ed: Amendment to Bill Could Serve Terrorists’ Interests
U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, recently attached an amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act that may unintentionally legitimize Al Qaeda and other anti-American forces.Passed by a vote of 249-180, Hoekstra’s amendment says that “none of the funds … appropriated by this Act may be used to prohibit or discourage the use of the words or […]
Pascrell: ‘Long Way to Go’ to Engage U.S. Muslims
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) yesterday stated his strong disagreement with statements made by Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Peter King (R-NY) who expressed his belief that while American Muslims may not support terrorism they are not doing enough as a community to help law enforcement fight terrorism. This exchange occurred […]
OK Muslim Denied Job Because of Islamic Scarf
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 7/31/2008) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) announced today that it has filed an EEOC complaint on behalf of a Muslim woman who was allegedly denied employment at an Abercrombie Kids store in that state because of the applicant’s religiously-mandated headscarf, or hijab.The woman told CAIR-OK that […]
DC: New EEOC Religious Discrimination Manual Released
WASHINGTON — Citing changing demographics and a steady increase in complaints from people of faith, a federal agency last week released an updated compliance manual on religious discrimination in the workplace. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the guidance after consultation with religious groups, employers, and labor organizations. The number of religious-discrimination charges reported […]
KY: Anti-Arab Candidate Stripped of Libertarian Endorsement
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky’s executive committee voted last night to remove their endorsement of U.S. Senate candidate Sonny Landham, following a series of increasingly controversial comments he made about Arabs. Landham, however, remains unapologetic after seemingly calling for an Arab genocide, and asserts he will continue his campaign as an independent. “The questions have […]