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A Muslim who worked at a subsidiary of Sears said he was repeatedly called "bin Laden," "Taliban" and "terrorist," then was fired after he complained.
Belal Degedeh, who is of Jordanian and Palestinian origin, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday charging he was discriminated against for his ancestry and religion.
Degedeh worked for Sears Logistics Services Inc. as a merchandise distributor. He claims as he unloaded trucks at a receiving dock, co-workers asked him if he was going to blow up the building and whether he had a bomb. When he told another co-worker he was from Palestine, Degedeh said he was asked: "Is that where the crazy Muslims are blowing themselves up?