Should a Muslim employee at Disneyland be allowed to wear a headscarf at work?
That question is at the center of a debate about religious freedom. Imane Boudlal works as a hostess at a Disney-owned restaurant. She filed a discrimination complaint against the entertainment giant Wednesday, saying they have repeatedly sent her home without pay for refusing to remove her headscarf at work.
Disney officials said the hijab would be a departure from the costume policy for Boudlal's role as hostess."It has to do with the costume, every role at Disneyland Resort has a specific costume," spokeswoman Suzi Brown said, adding that a number of employees wear religious clothing and work behind the scenes.
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Photo: Imane Boudlal showed up for her job at a Disney resort restaurant Wednesday wearing a hijab and flanked by supporters, reporters and photographers. Company officials say they offered to let her work "in a backstage role," but she declined and was sent home without pay. Credit: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times