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Muslim employee: Disney banned her head scarf
Associated Press/Yahoo ^ | Aug. 18, 2010 | GILLIAN FLACCUS

Posted on 08/18/2010 4:02:50 PM PDT by jackspyder

ANAHEIM, Calif. – A Muslim woman who works as a hostess at a Disneyland restaurant alleged Wednesday the theme park would not allow her to appear in front of customers while wearing her head scarf.

Imane Boudlal, 26, appeared outside the resort's Grand Californian Hotel after filing a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

She said when she wore the hijab to work Sunday, her supervisors told her to remove it, work where customers couldn't see her, or go home.

Boudlal, who wore the scarf in observance of Ramadan, chose to go home but reported to work for the next two days and was told the same thing.

"Miss Boudlal has effectively understood that they're not interested in accommodating her request either in timing or good faith," said Ameena Qazi, an attorney from the Council on American-Islamic Relations who is consulting with Boudlal...

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: disney; disneyland; islam; muslim
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1 posted on 08/18/2010 4:02:52 PM PDT by jackspyder
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To: jackspyder

Good.


2 posted on 08/18/2010 4:03:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (Will must be the harder, courage the bolder, spirit must be the more, as our might lessens.)
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To: jackspyder

Did she wear her headscarf when she applied for the job?

I think we both know the answer to that one.


3 posted on 08/18/2010 4:04:05 PM PDT by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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To: jackspyder

Snobama and the 7 Imans


4 posted on 08/18/2010 4:04:39 PM PDT by whence911 (Here illegally? Go home. Get in line!)
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To: jackspyder; Admin Moderator
Link is broken:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_disneyland_muslim_worker

5 posted on 08/18/2010 4:04:51 PM PDT by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
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To: jackspyder

If she is indeed a good little Muslim, while seating male customers, she’d follow THEM to the table (of course 10 paces back and eyes lowered).


6 posted on 08/18/2010 4:05:31 PM PDT by aSeattleConservative
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To: jackspyder

....I’m so sick of the Muslim bullies...eventually someone has got to stand up to them....we’re still a majority Judeo-Christian country....why should we have to bow down to these sixth century savages?


7 posted on 08/18/2010 4:06:00 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: justlurking

Sorry about that, I cut and paste

thanks for the new link


8 posted on 08/18/2010 4:06:20 PM PDT by jackspyder
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To: jackspyder

Is there anybody who has been within 50 miles of D-land or World or watched TV or read a newspaper who doesn’t know Disney has uniforms and a strict dress code?


9 posted on 08/18/2010 4:06:40 PM PDT by whence911 (Here illegally? Go home. Get in line!)
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To: jackspyder

my question is why would she want to work at Disneyland? don’t they hate everything western?


11 posted on 08/18/2010 4:10:04 PM PDT by Ancient Drive (DRINK COFFEE! - Do Stupid Things Faster with More Energy!)
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To: jackspyder

I still don’t understand why a private employer is not allowed to discriminate in his hiring practices.

I mean, if you’re a dumb racist, and a black guy is best for the job, but you’re white and you hate black people so you don’t hire him, you’re only hurting yourself.

Right?


12 posted on 08/18/2010 4:10:39 PM PDT by Feline_AIDS (A gun in hand is better than a cop on the phone.)
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To: jackspyder

I think according to Islam, if he told her to remove it and she doesn’t do it, he is required to beat her until she complies.

BTW, did he suckle at her breasts before he was alone with her? This is a real Islamic law. I did not make it up.


13 posted on 08/18/2010 4:11:37 PM PDT by 240B (he is doing everything he said he wouldn't and not doing what he said he would)
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To: La Lydia

A Mickey Mouse hijab?


14 posted on 08/18/2010 4:11:58 PM PDT by smokingfrog (freerepublic.com - Thanks JimRob! The flags are back! - 8/17/2010.)
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To: jackspyder

Fire this filthy piece of rubbish,she is not even a citizen and trying to change dress codes.


15 posted on 08/18/2010 4:12:47 PM PDT by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: Ancient Drive

She probably has a thing for Mickey Mouse. If she wants her head covered, wear one of those outfits.


16 posted on 08/18/2010 4:14:02 PM PDT by RC2 (Remember who we are. "I am America")
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To: jackspyder

Excellent! Kudos to Disneyland!


17 posted on 08/18/2010 4:14:15 PM PDT by Atom Smasher
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To: La Lydia

Okay then. Let her wear the scarf but only if she puts on big MM ears over it.


18 posted on 08/18/2010 4:14:30 PM PDT by Blackhawk (God said it, I believe it, That settles it. Forever. Amen.)
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To: jackspyder

YEars ago (in college) I worked for Disney at a park and we were all called CAST MEMBERS. We were all required to wear our COSTUMES. LEGALLY Disney could enforce every bit of our appearance because we were in costume.

IF ya didn’t like it, or wouldn’t measure up, you were gone.


19 posted on 08/18/2010 4:15:28 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur)
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To: jackspyder

CAIR can GTH.


20 posted on 08/18/2010 4:16:17 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Anti-Gunners suffer from Factose Intolerance)
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