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Update in Hollywood Video Case

by on 13. Apr, 2008 in Islam, Issues, U.S

I talked about a girl being disqualified from an interview at Hollywood Video because she was wearing a head scarf a week ago and I am happy to report an update in that case. Apparently, a CAIR representative contacted the manager to mediate the matter explaining that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of [...]

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Hollywood Video disqualifies a Girl Wearing Hijab during a Job Interview

by on 06. Apr, 2008 in Bay Area, Islam, Issues, U.S

My wife told me about her friend who just got booted from a job interview at Hollywood Video store in Los Gatos, CA because of her Hijab (head-scarf) which Muslim women usually wear. At first I couldn’t really understand anything and was really surprised because California as a whole is very diverse and you see [...]

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