Muslim woman in South Florida claims religious discrimination
VIDEO - A muslim woman in South Florida has claimed she is the victim of religious discrimination by a Boca Raton gas station...
A Muslim woman in South Florida has claimed she is the victim of religious discrimination by a Boca Raton gas station. The woman believes she was singled out because of her traditional religious attire. The gas station clerk allegedly refused to serve the woman. NBC 6 Miami reports.
La-Fleur Mohamed claims she was trying to fill up her car at the Chevron station at 19345 State Road 7 when she was denied service by a cashier in October.
“I said ‘Hi, can I please have $20 on pump number one?’ and she took my money,” Mohamed said, during a news conference Wednesday at the South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations..
Mohamed, who was wearing a niqab, or face veil, claims the female cashier refused to give her gas..
“She said, ‘you can’t come in here dressed like….
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