The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a Missouri theme park’s apology after an employee reportedly asked a Muslim woman to remove her hijab, or Islamic head scarf, when she was going on a ride.
The Worlds of Fun theme park in Kansas City issued an apology statement and offered a Muslim woman free tickets and fast lane passes for the next time she and her family attend the park after an employee reportedly told her she had to remove her hijab to ride a roller coaster.
SEE: Worlds of Fun apologizes after employee asks woman to remove hijab before riding roller coaster
“We welcome the apology and corrective action taken by Worlds of Fun for this incident,” said CAIR-Kansas Board Chair Moussa Elbayoumy. “Religious freedom is one of the most important rights guaranteed to all Americans by our Constitution and must be respected everywhere in society.”
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CONTACT: CAIR-Kansas Board Chair Moussa Elbayoumy, 785-318-6323, melbayoumy@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com