Canada Hijab Phobia Spreads to Judo

[islamirama]

Canada Hijab Phobia Spreads to Judo




I think they should change the rules because there are lots of different people in the world," said a tearful Outbih.


After several Muslim girls were banned from playing with their football teams for donning hijab, the controversy was spreading to a new sport after 11-year-old kid was thrown out from a national judo tournament, the Toronto Sun reported on Sunday, November 18.

"He said that I can't fight. If I want to fight I have to take it off or I have to leave," Hagar Outbih said while bursting into tears after the tournament's judge refused to allow her to play in the city of Winnipeg.

Dave Minuk, also Judo president in the Canadian province of Manitoba, made the ruling only minutes before Outbih was to begin her match. (I smell an anti-islam rat)

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[Wilma_Hum]

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/09/...2821220974642/
Woman: UPS fired me because I'm Muslim
TORONTO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A Muslim Canadian woman claims she lost her job scanning boxes at United Parcel Service Inc. because she refused to hike up her long skirt to her knees.

Nadifo Yusuf, 35, told the Canadian Human Rights Commission she had worked at the Toronto delivery plant as a temporary employee for two years wearing a traditional hijab, headscarf and skirt with no problem -- even tucking in her hijab and raising her skirt to mid-calf for safety reasons.

But around April 2005, when her job was changed to a full-time unionized position, she was told to hike her skirt to knee-length or face losing her job for safety reasons, The Toronto Star reported.

"I was working two years and I became unsafe?" she testified before the tribunal.

She and five other Muslim women provided UPS with a letter from a Toronto mosque stating that "the religion of Islam requires all Muslim women to cover her entire body inclusive of the legs, arms, head, ears and neck."

UPS then asked Liberty Mutual Underwriters Canada to conduct a job hazard analysis and risk assessment. Liberty concluded that "for health and safety reasons" workers' skirts should not be longer than knee-length.

Yusuf and seven other Muslim women were fired July 13, 2005.

The women filed a complaint with the commission alleging UPS discriminated against them because of their religion and sex.

[Tony]

Outragous, as a Taekwondo competition fighter I think this is utter nonsense, the fighters taking part at events are the least prejudiced people you can meet. There is absolute respect for anyone warrior regardless of race, ccustom or ability, being prepared to fight and win or loose with dignity and respect is paramount. Whoever took this descision is a rascist disgrace in a sport that is built upon respect and equality, I dont think it even comes down to Islamaphobia, it is rascism and disgusting. :raging::raging::raging:

[Muezzin]

Did the judge in question give any justification whatsoever? Is this the first time he's seen a Judo competitor in a headscarf or something?

If it was truly for safety reasons, surely there would be some sort of precedent - written rules etc, stating that nothing may be worn on the head or around the neck. Something.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/09/...2821220974642/
Woman: UPS fired me because I'm Muslim
TORONTO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A Muslim Canadian woman claims she lost her job scanning boxes at United Parcel Service Inc. because she refused to hike up her long skirt to her knees.

Nadifo Yusuf, 35, told the Canadian Human Rights Commission she had worked at the Toronto delivery plant as a temporary employee for two years wearing a traditional hijab, headscarf and skirt with no problem -- even tucking in her hijab and raising her skirt to mid-calf for safety reasons.

But around April 2005, when her job was changed to a full-time unionized position, she was told to hike her skirt to knee-length or face losing her job for safety reasons, The Toronto Star reported.

"I was working two years and I became unsafe?" she testified before the tribunal.

She and five other Muslim women provided UPS with a letter from a Toronto mosque stating that "the religion of Islam requires all Muslim women to cover her entire body inclusive of the legs, arms, head, ears and neck."

UPS then asked Liberty Mutual Underwriters Canada to conduct a job hazard analysis and risk assessment. Liberty concluded that "for health and safety reasons" workers' skirts should not be longer than knee-length.

Yusuf and seven other Muslim women were fired July 13, 2005.

The women filed a complaint with the commission alleging UPS discriminated against them because of their religion and sex.

Health and safety gone mad...

However, she could have just worn trousers instead, no?

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[Wilma_Hum]

Did the judge in question give any justification whatsoever? Is this the first time he's seen a Judo competitor in a headscarf or something?

If it was truly for safety reasons, surely there would be some sort of precedent - written rules etc, stating that nothing may be worn on the head or around the neck. Something.


Health and safety gone mad...

However, she could have just worn trousers instead, no?

I would assume she could have worn trousers, but I don't know.
I saw another article about a woman being fired because she refused to take off her headscarf at work. She was a lifeguard at a YMCA swimming pool. But I could not find the article.

I do think something has gone made but I don't think it is "Health and safety".

[north_malaysian]

I've seen lots of Malaysian Muslim girls wearing hijab in Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, Wushu, Capoeira and Aikido... no problems...

stupid rulings...

[ayesha309]

there was a similar story about a women who could not work at Toronto Pearson Airport becuase she had lenghtened her skirt which was not "part of the uniform". She had to wear the skirt, cuz that is what was presribed to such staff.
My professor told us about this story. She appealed to the human rights court. im not too sure what happend.

[Izyan]

I would assume she could have worn trousers, but I don't know.
I saw another article about a woman being fired because she refused to take off her headscarf at work. She was a lifeguard at a YMCA swimming pool. But I could not find the article.

I do think something has gone made but I don't think it is "Health and safety".

How about the fact that UPS couldn't be insured unless the skirt was knee length?

UPS then asked Liberty Mutual Underwriters Canada to conduct a job hazard analysis and risk assessment. Liberty concluded that "for health and safety reasons" workers' skirts should not be longer than knee-length.

[Wilma_Hum]

How about the fact that UPS couldn't be insured unless the skirt was knee length?

UPS then asked Liberty Mutual Underwriters Canada to conduct a job hazard analysis and risk assessment. Liberty concluded that "for health and safety reasons" workers' skirts should not be longer than knee-length.

As I said "I do think something has gone mad but I don't think it is "Health and safety"".

Safty rules are created for safty not discrimination.

[Pygoscelis]

I think this is pretty nutty, but that said I don't believe in special rights for religious grounds. So I say so long as I can wear a ski mask anywhere she can wear a hajib, its cool with me.

[Al-Zaara]

I don't believe in special rights for religious grounds.

Some rights and laws are more or less orginated from religion based grounds, today not anymore called religious, but doesn't change the fact from were they've come. Maybe one day wearing the hijab will also be just another right, not even trying to remember from where it actually came.

I'm being off-topic, but it was just a thought.

On-topic though, I myself as someone who has practiced/practices martial arts, what would a scarf bother? That you can't grab her hair maybe even "just by mistake"? :p I wonder how this issue continues.

[Muezzin]

On-topic though, I myself as someone who has practiced/practices martial arts, what would a scarf bother? That you can't grab her hair maybe even "just by mistake"? :p I wonder how this issue continues.

Bigotry never dies.

[Al-Zaara]

Hmm.. Sad but true, I guess.

[smile]

and then i thought ppl were so free in canada

[nocturnal]

Isn't there a higher government body that they can refer the case to?