Muslim Former Employee Sues Disney For Right to Wear Hijab at Work (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 7:43 AM
A former Disney employee is suing Disney for the right to wear her hijab at work while waiting on customers.
She decided to sue right after becoming a US citizen.
KTLA reported, via Atlas Shrugs:
A Muslim woman who worked as a hostess at a Disneyland restaurant is suing Disney, claiming the company wouldn’t let her appear in front of guests while wearing her headscarf.
It’s a dispute that’s been going on for about two years, but now the American Civil Liberties Union is getting involved.
It all started in August 2010 when Imane Boudlal, a Morocco-born U.S. citizen, worked at the Storyteller Cafe in Disney’s Grand California Hotel.
Boudlal wears a headscarf, or hijab, but Disney said the garment didn’t comply with its strict dress code.
Disney offered up a compromise hat for her to wear, but Boudlal said it made her look like a joke.
“The hat makes a joke of my religion and draws even more attention to me,” Boudlal told KTLA at the time.
“It’s unacceptable. They don’t want me to look Muslim. They just don’t want the head covering to look like a hijab.”
Boudlal had worked at the resort for two and a half years, but only realized she could wear her hijab to work after studying for her U.S. citizenship exam.
She became a citizen in June 2010, and decided to challenge the Disney dress code a couple months later, on August 15.
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Average American commented:
Why are we allowing muslims to immigrate to our country, they kill everything that is NOT associated with islam including our children and way of life.
STOP ALLOWING MUSLIMS TO IMMIGRATE TO OUR COUNTRY NOW!
SoLongSong commented:
Nah, I’m kind of sure that there are some good ones out there too – although I wish they’d speak up more against the extremists.
While I hate frivolous lawsuits and truly think this is one, in a way perhaps it can be looked upon as a bit of payback for Disney, as more and more they appear to be veering left.
Jerry C commented:
She didn’t seem to have a problem with the dress code when she was first hired. If it interfers with her religion, she should quit and find a job that allows it. This is what muslims do in the beginning to taking over a country. They will use our laws against us to bring in their islam. Next, she’ll require her own prayer room & shower and 4 breaks a day to do her prayers. Customers be damned.
Rachelle commented:
These people are preset lawsuits. Why anyone would risk hiring one is beyond me. It is always something with them.
Though I admit I would prefer to Michelle O in a burkha.
Sharon Goldstein commented:
Ironically many Disney employees’ heads are covered by their costumes.
SoLongSong commented:
I HAVE AN IDEA!
With a little tweaking, she can be dressed up as Princess Jasmine from Disney’s Aladdin. That way, she can wear her headscarf, no harm, no foul. Of course, she’d have to bare her midriff…
SOLVED.
Jerry C commented:
@ #3 SoLongSong-”Nah, I’m kind of sure that there are some good ones out there too – although I wish they’d speak up more against the extremists.”
There are no moderate muslims. In islam, there are only 2 houses: the house of peace (muslim) and the house of war (infidel).
Tell me where you stand and which house a “moderate” muslim lives? Not too difficult.
George Wilson commented:
What’s next? Burkas at Hooters?!?!?!?
Michael Van der Plaatz commented:
I heard that she’s effing Goofy.
Sasja commented:
One good thing about a hijab. You don’t have to worry about your bad hair day.
Erik commented:
In Sweden this is common these days.
There’s even a Government funded organisation that helps them run these lawsuits, and supports them with lawyers and other expertise, and it frequently targets small businesses that dont have any lawyers to fight it. Once the business is pounded enough into the ground that they’re loosing money daily just by having to defend against the lawsuit, they’re offered a “settlement” that’s usually around $10.000, and an admission of guilt so they’ll have to spend more money to accomodate anyone that claims to want to work there in the future.
And it’s impossible to not hire people like that. If anyone of them applies for the job and aren’t hired, they’ll claim discrimination and get their $10.000 payout.
There was even one case when the applicant was rude during the interview and even refused to shake the hand of the owner of the business because she was a woman, but he still got a discrimination payout.
I wouldn’t run a business in Sweden now, the potential liability is skyhigh, and there’s no laws to protect you, the Government will even assist anyone trying to rip you off.
mg4us commented:
This is all a ruse and set up. .she took job for two years without Hajib. .
If her Hajib means so much then find another job somewhere else. Have her work selling trinkets by Aladdin’s Story.
If Disney allows this over their park they can kiss my patronage goodbye.
I bring my kids to Disney for clean wholesome AMERICAN values
DINORightMarie commented:
Suggestion: have her wear a veil like Princess Jasmine’s in the Disney movie Aladdin. Then everyone would think she was a princess!
No, seriously, this is just another attack on American culture. Taking down Disney must be a bullet on their list of American icons to destroy – coming from “within” now that she is a citizen. IMHO, of course.
She sure wouldn’t be able to go to any other Muslim-run country and have freedom of speech, of challenging the status quo. She would be stoned in many countries just for driving, for working outside the home – especially at such a public job as at Disney. Biting the hand, not grateful or thankful for her freedoms here.
Adirondack Patriot commented:
Screw her. Put her in the Piglet outlet.
Adirondack Patriot commented:
Piglet outift.
Maria Dubăsari commented:
She should wear a wig like Orthodox Jews do. I doubt she’d get any complaints.
jtb012u340 commented:
More apartheid(minority ruling majority) huh? And you idiot “conservatives” CATholics will prolly stick up for her. Nothing new.
Megamad commented:
Listen, I can’t go to work in a bikini, short skirts, torn jeans or even jeans, and believe me sometimes I would love to….but I can’t, but what I can do is find a job where I can! So little missey if you are not happy, I am sure they are opening a fatima land very soon in Morocco, why don’t you go and apply for a job, and stop wasting our court system’s monies and time.!
Chris commented:
She should come work where I do. They allow them hour lunches, prayer time 5 times a day and wear whatever, in other words special privileges. I’m surprised they haven’t allowed them to build a mosque in our parking lot yet.
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