Christians refuse to hire Muslim Woman because of her Faith

MUSLIM WOMAN DENIED JOB FOR SCARF SUES - TOPAssociated Press, 3/6/06http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060306/NEWS01/60306011/1001A Muslim woman who claims she was denied employment after she refused to remove a head scarf worn for religious reasons is accusing a Des Moines convenience store chain of violating her religious rights.In the lawsuit, Aaliyah Withers-Johnson claims officials at Git-N-Go Convenience Stores Inc. told her she could not work for the company if she insisted on wearing the head scarf, known as a hijib, worn as part of her Islamic faith.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Des Moines, accuses the company of racial and religious discrimination.Withers-Johnson, who also is black, claims she wore the scarf to her initial job interview for a position as a store clerk on March 11, 2005, was offered a position and told to report six days later for training.But at the training session, Withers-Johnson claims she was immediately pulled aside by a company official and told she would not be able to start "because of the thing you are wearing on your head," the lawsuit said. (MORE)