27 September 2010

Disneyland OKs headscarf for Muslim employee

A Muslim woman who said Disneyland wouldn't let her wear a religious headscarf on her job as a vacation planner or ticket seller - the second such complaint in recent weeks - has reached an agreement with the Southern California theme park and is now wearing a Disney-provided blue scarf and beret-style hat to work.

The 22-year-old Chicago woman, Noor Abdallah, was hired this summer as an intern after a phone interview. But when she arrived for her orientation in mid-August, Disney representatives asked why she had not mentioned her headscarf, says Munira Syeda, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. [USA TODAY] Read more [via National Secular Society]