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| Muslim woman files Canada complaint over dress code |
| 2007-11-21 |
| A Muslim woman suspended from her job at Toronto's Pearson airport for wearing a skirt deemed too long by her employer has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The complaint states the woman had been discriminated against on the basis of her religion by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) and the security company that employed her, Garda of Canada. Halima Muse, 33, had worked as a screener in the airport's security area for the past five years. She had worn pants with her uniform, but in February 2007, she asked her employer to supply her with a skirt because she felt the pants were not modest enough and showed the shape of her body. She said she was told her choices were either pants or a knee-length skirt, which goes against the Islamic dress code. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #4 She's not asking to wear a Chador. She's only asking to wear a longer skirt. I know a lot of women around here who wont wear a knee-length skirt for religious reasons and they are not Mudlims. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-11-21 19:41 |
| #3 Go for it, I think something along the lines of Darth Vader's Armor should make the TSA shit bricks.(With operating lightsaber) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-11-21 17:41 |
| #2 There is no such thing as an "Islamic dress code" any more than there is a "Christian dress code". If this cultist gets to wear a bin bag I demand the right to wear a snake helmet and carry a double-headed ax: So demands my Lord Thulsa Doom! |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-11-21 12:01 |
| #1 She should not be working at an airport with that mindset. NO NO NO! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-21 11:19 |