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"My 'Muslimness' Made Colleagues Uncomfortable": Sacked UK Lawmaker
A British lawmaker has said she was fired from a ministerial job in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government partly because her Muslim faith was making colleagues uncomfortable, the Sunday Times reported.
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Hijab-Wearing Muslim Women Face Discrimination In UK: Report
Muslim women in Britain who wear headscarves are routinely being passed over for jobs or being side-lined in the workplace, with 71 per cent of the women from the community more likely to be unemployed than white Christian women, a new report by British MPs warned today.
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Muslim Woman Fired From Work For Wearing Hijab In US
In a case of alleged discrimination in the US, a young Muslim woman was fired from her job at a dental clinic for wearing a hijab as her employer wanted to keep a "neutral environment" in office.
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Journalist Who Accused Centre Of Bias Against Muslims Arrested For Forgery
Delhi Police has arrested journalist Pushp Sharma for allegedly fabricating an RTI reply to publish a news report claiming that the government was discriminating against Muslims and denying them jobs of yoga trainers in the AYUSH Ministry.
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US Top Court Backs Muslim Woman Denied Job Over Head Scarf
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after being denied a sales job at age 17 at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons.
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'They Said We Don't Give Flats to Muslims,' Alleges 25-Year-Old Woman in Mumbai
Just a week after she moved into an apartment in Mumbai, Misbah Qadri, a communications professional, was asked out. "I was told that they do not give flats to Muslim people," she says.
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'My Name is Khan': MBA in Mumbai Told Jobs Only For Non-Muslims
On Tuesday, Zeshan Ali Khan applied for a marketing job with a multi-national jewellery exports company in Mumbai. Within 15 minutes, he received an email that said: "We regret to inform you that we hire only non-Muslim candidates."
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US Court Agrees to Hear Religious Bias Case Over Hijab
The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether retailer Abercrombie & Fitch discriminated against a Muslim woman who was denied a job because her headscarf conflicted with the company's dress code, which the clothing chain has since changed.
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"My 'Muslimness' Made Colleagues Uncomfortable": Sacked UK Lawmaker
A British lawmaker has said she was fired from a ministerial job in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government partly because her Muslim faith was making colleagues uncomfortable, the Sunday Times reported.
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Hijab-Wearing Muslim Women Face Discrimination In UK: Report
Muslim women in Britain who wear headscarves are routinely being passed over for jobs or being side-lined in the workplace, with 71 per cent of the women from the community more likely to be unemployed than white Christian women, a new report by British MPs warned today.
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Muslim Woman Fired From Work For Wearing Hijab In US
In a case of alleged discrimination in the US, a young Muslim woman was fired from her job at a dental clinic for wearing a hijab as her employer wanted to keep a "neutral environment" in office.
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Journalist Who Accused Centre Of Bias Against Muslims Arrested For Forgery
Delhi Police has arrested journalist Pushp Sharma for allegedly fabricating an RTI reply to publish a news report claiming that the government was discriminating against Muslims and denying them jobs of yoga trainers in the AYUSH Ministry.
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US Top Court Backs Muslim Woman Denied Job Over Head Scarf
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after being denied a sales job at age 17 at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons.
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'They Said We Don't Give Flats to Muslims,' Alleges 25-Year-Old Woman in Mumbai
Just a week after she moved into an apartment in Mumbai, Misbah Qadri, a communications professional, was asked out. "I was told that they do not give flats to Muslim people," she says.
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'My Name is Khan': MBA in Mumbai Told Jobs Only For Non-Muslims
On Tuesday, Zeshan Ali Khan applied for a marketing job with a multi-national jewellery exports company in Mumbai. Within 15 minutes, he received an email that said: "We regret to inform you that we hire only non-Muslim candidates."
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US Court Agrees to Hear Religious Bias Case Over Hijab
The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether retailer Abercrombie & Fitch discriminated against a Muslim woman who was denied a job because her headscarf conflicted with the company's dress code, which the clothing chain has since changed.
