26 February 2010

Muslim goes to feds over head-scarf firing

Hani Khan, 19, of Foster City said she was fired Monday at the Hollister clothing store at the Hillsdale Shopping Center. She was dismissed a week after a district manager visited the store, called her into a meeting and said she was not supposed to wear the scarf while at work, said Khan, who is of Indian and Pakistani descent. [The San Francisco Chronicle] Read more [via Islamophobia Watch]