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A Muslim woman has accused a New Jersey shopping mall security guard of trying to force her to remove her head-covering garment.
“He came into my face and made a hand gesture like he was going to lift my veil off,’ ” Wakeelah Salaam, 30, told The Post of her ordeal at the Bridgewater Commons Mall last Saturday.
“I felt like he was going to do something. I didn’t feel safe in the mall.”
The US-born Salaam said the confrontation happened about 10 minutes after she entered the mall with her two young sons.
She was wearing a Muslim veil known as a niqab, which covered her entire head and face except for her eyes.
Originally posted by mysterioustranger
Good. If we went to her country, we would have to abide by their ways. Theyre here...so abide by ours.
Originally posted by mysterioustranger
Good. If we went to her country, we would have to abide by their ways. Theyre here...so abide by ours.
Originally posted by SGTSECRET
so let me get this straight....it's completely fine to wear pants that hang around your knees and show your undergarments, but wearing something that covers your face is bad?
Originally posted by mysterioustranger
Good. If we went to her country, we would have to abide by their ways. Theyre here...so abide by ours.
If a religious sect here...say a grown man walks down the street kissing a preteen girl becasue his religion says its ok ...and they are "married"....you'd be fine with that going on in front of you? Thats religious freedom...rt?
Originally posted by smyleegrl
So I guess my question is....how do you feel about this? Is it even an issue?
The mall later issued an apology and said the guard had been sent to diversity training.
“We respect her right to dress according to her religious beliefs and she is welcome in our mall anytime,” a mall official said.
Read more: www.nypost.com...
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
reply to post by smyleegrl
Originally posted by smyleegrl
So I guess my question is....how do you feel about this? Is it even an issue?
It's embarrassing and disgusting that I live in a country that supposedly has freedom of expression and freedom of religion and yet, this woman is publicly stripped of hers and all the offender has to do is go to a diversity course.
The mall later issued an apology and said the guard had been sent to diversity training.
“We respect her right to dress according to her religious beliefs and she is welcome in our mall anytime,” a mall official said.
Read more: www.nypost.com...
A prejudiced guard used this woman to show his hatred. It's indicative of the fall of humanity in the US.