Fatima Abdelrahman described how she as 'scared' and 'worried' after airline staff allegedly asked her to take off religious headscarf in public.
"Hair is not part of identification even if someone dyed their hair, it doesn't mean they can't tell who it is."was traveling to Toronto to take part in a tournament with the U.S. National Squash Team. She said she was asked to remove her"It hurt," she added"It felt like I was alienated from my teammates. They all passed. I was scared. I was worried. I didn't know what was going to happen.
The Air Canada staff refused and escorted her to a tunnel where other passengers were boarding the plane, where she eventually took the headscarf off.explained."It's like taking off a limb. It's part of me. It's part of who I am."'s older sister tweeted about it.
The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has now filed a complaint against the airline for allegedly discriminating against the girl because of her"immutable personal characteristics and religion."Abdelrahman , reprimand the employees involved and provide a written formal apology to avoid a"protracted and costly legal fight."
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