Disneyland Banned Muslim Employees To wear Hijab

Disneyland Banned Muslim Employees To wear Hijab

United States may claim to be the most democratic country in the world. But the facts show just the opposite. Just look at what Disneyland (theme park whose name has worldwide it) against its Muslim employees.

A Muslim employee who works as a waitress in a restaurant in a resort owned by Disneyland, suddenly prohibited from wearing the hijab while serving customers. Cash, an employee named Imane Boudlal (26) reported the incident to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Discriminatory action was received while working on Sunday. Supervisor suddenly forbidden to wear the veil. Boudlal asked to choose to remove the veil or go home. Boudlad new indeed wearing the hijab in Ramadan is once again in honor of this holy month. However, Boudlal feel it is the right attitude so that She insists she did not want to let go of the veil.

Boudlal chose to go home to save her headscarf. Two days later, received the same treatment back at work. "Boudlal felt there was no goodwill from work to accommodate her wishes," said Ameena Qazi, a lawyer from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which handles these cases.

Disneyland spokeswoman, Suzi Brown, admitted his side did not issue a policy that is discriminatory. Resort was then offered to Boudlal to work in other parts that do not deal directly with customers. Disneyland also promised to seek a compromise by finding a way to keep a close head Boudlal be adapted to work in uniform there.

"Normally, someone like the waiter She will not wear clothes like that, it's not part of the costume, 'said Brown. "We try to accommodate by moving into position, but was not taken and instead he chose to go home."

Boudlal an American citizen of Moroccan origin who has worked in the restaurant for two and a half years. Qazi said, Bidlal realized could wear the hijab at work after studying the test became an American citizen last June. Bidlal particulars have been asked to wear the hijab on the plan supervisor. Supervisor's promised to consult on the company.

But over the past two months, the supervisor never provide a solution. She only promised that the company will design a special headscarf disesuaikaan with formal wear to work. During the design of the veil was not yet finished, Boudlal asked to not wear a headscarf in advance. Because for too long do not get certainty, Boudlal finally decided to wear the hijab itself last Sunday. (Budi Raharjo / AP / AFP)