By Charisse Yu, 10news.com, San Diego
- UPDATED: 2:47 pm PST February 3, 2009
- UPDATED: 2:47 pm PST February 3, 2009
Woman Claims Bank Singled Her Out For Head Scarf
SAN DIEGO-- A woman who wore an Islamic head scarf to a local bank said she was turned away and singled out, and is a victim of discrimination. Amal Hersi and her family moved to the U.S. from Somalia in search of freedom. Hersi said she's had the freedom she's wanted, up until last Saturday. "I felt like a criminal. I felt humiliated. I fell ashamed," said Hersi.
Hersi said she was waiting in line at the Navy Federal Credit Union in Mission Valley when she said she was stopped by an employee."So she goes, 'Ma'am, could you follow me?' And at that point I was like what did I do wrong?" said Hersi.Hersi said the reason was because she wore a traditional Muslim scarf."For her to approach me in front of 40 people and they're actually looking at me thinking, you know, what's wrong with her or why is she being singled out," said Hersi.Even after telling the employee she wore the scarf for religious reasons, she was asked to remove it. She compares herself to any other person wearing a garment, like a Jewish man wearing a Yarmulke or a Catholic nun wearing a habit."I feel naked because this is what I know; this is how I grew up. It's my religion," said Hersi.
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... at first glance this sounds like a case of discrimination, but when you do a google search on "Amal Hersi", the first hit that comes up is of a very immodest young woman with the same name and nationality and no sign of hijab.
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I really hope this isn't some kind of con game. Will the REAL Amal Hersi please stand up?