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Monday, July 28, 2008 12:00 AM

Don't lose your head (scarves)

Two Michigan Muslim women allege McDonald's refused to employee them because they wore the hijab. The kicker? It was a halal McDonald's.

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  • Monday, July 28, 2008 11:08 AM

    what about safety concerns?

    Hmmm...it seems that a HALAL restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan (a community with one of the biggest Arab and/or Muslim populations in the country) would be a good place to find hijab-wearing women, so it's not like a headscarf would offend the customer base.

    Plus, one would think that a headscarf would do more for keeping hair out of the food than the baseball caps and visors most McDonald's employees wear.

    My guess though is that a long, flowing headscarf would be considered a safety hazard, whatwith the hot grease in the open fryers and the griddles and such. Perhaps if the scarf were tucked into the McDonald's uniform shirt it wouldn't be a problem.

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