London: Hairdresser sued for refusing to hire Muslim woman in a headscarf

London: Hairdresser sued for refusing to hire Muslim woman in a headscarf

Update: As pointed out in the comments, this is an old case which ended with Noah getting 4000 pounds compensation.

Via the Daily Mail:
The owner of a hair salon is being sued for religious discrimination for refusing to hire a Muslim woman who wears a headscarf.

Sarah Desrosiers, 32, says she turned down Bushra Noah as a junior stylist to maintain the image of her salon, which specialises in "urban, funky" cuts.

She told Miss Noah, 19, she needed her staff to display their hairstyles to the public.

But the devout Muslim insisted that wearing her headscarf was essential to her beliefs.

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