Woman wearing niqab thrown out: Muslim woman booted from Family Dollar store by manager - TomoNews
- 8 years ago
GARY, INDIANA — A woman who went to buy charcoal was discriminated against and kicked out of a Family Dollar store for wearing a niqab and hijab, according to a report from ABC 7.
Sarah Safi, 32, went to the store to buy some charcoal for a family barbecue, ABC 7 reports.
“I might have made it 10 steps into the store and I hear the lady behind the counter say, ‘Ma’am, you need to take that off your face or you need to leave my store,” Safi said.
She then began to record the exchange with the clerk on her cellphone. Safi told the clerk she wears the niqab and hijab for religious purposes. The clerk, who identified herself as the manager, still insisted that Safi leave.
“I understand, but you have to understand too this is a high crime area and we get robbed a lot. You need to remove that from your face or remove yourself from the store,” the clerk says in the video.
With her children waiting in the car, the clerk told Safi if she didn’t leave the premises she would call the police.
On her way out, the employee was kind enough to say, “have a blessed day.”
Sarah Safi, 32, went to the store to buy some charcoal for a family barbecue, ABC 7 reports.
“I might have made it 10 steps into the store and I hear the lady behind the counter say, ‘Ma’am, you need to take that off your face or you need to leave my store,” Safi said.
She then began to record the exchange with the clerk on her cellphone. Safi told the clerk she wears the niqab and hijab for religious purposes. The clerk, who identified herself as the manager, still insisted that Safi leave.
“I understand, but you have to understand too this is a high crime area and we get robbed a lot. You need to remove that from your face or remove yourself from the store,” the clerk says in the video.
With her children waiting in the car, the clerk told Safi if she didn’t leave the premises she would call the police.
On her way out, the employee was kind enough to say, “have a blessed day.”