Friday, 5 August 2016

Woman 'fired for wearing hijab' as boss tells her to 'keep religion out of the office'







A Muslim woman said she was fired as she refused to remove her hijab at work.
On the third day at her new job at the Fair Oaks Dental Care clinic in Viriginia Najaf Khan decided to go into work wearing her head scarf.
She claimed her boss immediately took her aside and told her to remove it to keep a “neutral environment” and said that the dress item would offend patients.
She was allegedly told she would have to remove her hijab otherwise she would lose her job, and she refused.
Ms Khan said she was excited to begin work at the Fairfax-based clinic and that she wanted to become a dentist.
“I was astonished because he had been saying I was doing so well,”
 “I received an email the Friday morning saying how much positive enthusiasm I was bringing to the dental office.”
“I didn’t think it was going to be a big issue. I was completely aware he might ask me, but I didn’t know it would come down to the fact that if I wear it, I can’t work there.”

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