UK: Stylist Denied Position Over Hijab

Published: November 10, 2007, 2:03 pm

Hairdresser sued over Muslim headscarf ban Gary Cleland (London Daily Telegraph) A hair salon owner is being sued for religious discrimination after refusing a Muslim teenager a job as a stylist because she wore a headscarf. Sarah Desrosiers said she refused 19-year-old Bushra Noah the position because it was an “absolutely basic” requirement that customers could see their stylist’s hair… It will be interesting to see how this case turns out. If the stylist’s job responsibilities at Desrosiers’s salon include “modeling” a particular “look” (and if she has actually documented this in a job description) then maybe she’ll win. Otherwise, it just looks like she’s denying Noah a job because she covers. As for Noah, I’m surprised that if she feels so strongly about hijab for herself, she would want to work at a salon that does not hold those values.

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