Several lawsuits have been filed on behalf of Muslim women in Michigan who said they were told to remove their hijab, which violated their religious beliefs.
When Raghdaa Ali of Dearborn Heights attempted to walk into a cash advance store one day last summer to get a money order, an employee pointed to the Islamic headscarf Ali wore and said: "You need to take it off."
The Advance America Cash Advance store in Inkster has a sign outside that reads: "Please Remove hat and Sunglasses" and requires customers to be buzzed in to enter and temporarily remove their head coverings for security reasons.
But as an observant Muslim woman who keeps her head covered in accordance with her faith, Ali tried to explain why she unable to remove her scarf, known as hijab. She was denied entry and told that unless she left, police would be called. [Detroit Free Press] Read more
