Did Abercrombie and Fitch Discriminate Against Muslim Woman?

from reading the article it does not seem as though they were denying her employment. it seems she just trying to get money or become famous. maybe she didn't have the right personality and that is why she was not hired. also her hijab probably was covering too much of her face. they have hijab that are shorter and more attractive

I can't stand Abercrombie and Fitch. They've been in recent news in the past year for discriminating against plus sizes and I'm, in all honesty, not surprised about this given situation. I have a friend who used to work for this company and he informed me about how you were expected to dress a certain way, act a certain way, and that they only hired a specific group of people based off of looks. I've worked retail before and looks shouldn't matter in a huge way, given it's a factor, but a hijab or not should not! In my book if you can make sales and meet deadlines and keep conversion even you're good! I, again, would not be surprised if the manager wasn't hiring her because of the hijab. This company is so screwed up and I hope they go under!

As an ex employee of Abercrombie and Fitch, I have to say that unfortunately this discriminating tale is very true thing that this retail store does. Upon hiring I was asked about my looks. The manager was more intrigued with my appearance than my work ethic. I truly felt that A&F has a certain display they want to have. I know this because this store is supposed to be a "west coast" feel. This means hiring that women employees that were blonde or had longer hair and were skinny. For the boys they were supposed the be in good shape and had long locks or ideal hair. This store is more worried about it's reputation for only being the ideal "look" for what they want instead of providing clothes that make the age group feel better about their bodies. Providing clothes that only fit certain people, only selling certain colors and giving off a projection that if you do not look like this, you don't get to shop here or wear these clothes is not okay. She can find a better job then working for A&F. Folding clothes in the dark, with the smell of cologne giving you a worse headache, then the music that is blasting is not much of a fun job anyways.

The thing is, I live in a country where we probably have maybe 5% of the population is Muslim and I must say that they seem to be passive, reserved, kind, honest people. It's the radicalism of the religion and not the religion itself that is negative. All the things we hear about Muslims shouldn't affect one individual from working at a place to earn their money to have a better standard of living. They should be able to be looked upon their interview by qualifications, what they can do to improve the business and their attributes as to why they chose to work at the chosen store. There need to be a better way of hiring people at A&F.

I feel the same as a lot of you. Unfortunately A&F and many other companies and even society as a whole here in the United States places a large emphasis on the way we look Look at the modeling industry. It is is huge business, when it comes to fitting in. Many companies especially retail feel you have to look the part of the product. Is it right? Work ethic, and qualification should come first for sure. Appearance does seem to speak over many other qualities. There are laws in place to speak and protect us from unfairness. How can you really know if companies will adhere to them. The business world is the same. If you ever gone into an interview you know you best fit and look the part. Again I believe we are all equal until proven differently no matter our religion, race, or socioeconomic placement. Look at some of our very influential people in different places that have come from nothing, or shall we say indifference. Ex. Oprah, Cicely Tyson, David Geffen, & Celine Deon. There are many others.

I have to say that I am quite disturbed by this article. America was founded upon equal rights for all. It is a shame that Abercrombie & Fitch will not let her work. I also ave to say that we live in the US, if you don't know that Muslim women wear hijabs all the time then you should not be an employer. Of course Elauf is going to wear her hijab while she is working it is a part of her culture and her religion. The company should assume that she is going to wear her hijab, she should not have to say anything, especially since Abercrombie changed their dress policy four years ago allowing people to wear hijabs.

Abercrombie & Fitch claims that they did not know the hijab was a religious symbol, but it is obvious that they are lying. I have never seen a woman wearing a hijab "for fun." If the employer did not know that a hijab was a huge part of the Muslim religion then he or she should not have been an employer in the first place. They are just saying these things because they do not want to lose money when they are sued. I hope they do have to pay! The "look" this company wants their employees to have is ethically not right. Haven't they noticed that hardly anyone shops at their store anymore? They need to change their values and maybe they will get more customers.

In my opinion Elauf is way out of line and I just in it for the money. In our society we have been told from an early age to not judge a book by its cover. This is how all of society treats every situation now. Maybe the Abercrombie employer was just trying to save its butt so that it wouldn't get sued for pointing out or mentioning she religious attire. If Abercrombie would of assumed it she wears the hijab due to religious reasons she would of turned it around on them just to get money in the opposite plea. The world now is way too sue happy. I think this case should be thrown out all in all with both side being wrong and move on to the next case. Elauf can just go somewhere else to look for a job and Abercrombie can go about their business. Throughout all the time Abercrombie has been a clothing store this is the first problem within hiring to arise. I think that tells you she is in this for the wrong reasons, attention and money.

In my opinion Elauf is way out of line and I just in it for the money. In our society we have been told from an early age to not judge a book by its cover. This is how all of society treats every situation now. Maybe the Abercrombie employer was just trying to save its butt so that it wouldn't get sued for pointing out or mentioning she religious attire. If Abercrombie would of assumed it she wears the hijab due to religious reasons she would of turned it around on them just to get money in the opposite plea. The world now is way too sue happy. I think this case should be thrown out all in all with both side being wrong and move on to the next case. Elauf can just go somewhere else to look for a job and Abercrombie can go about their business. Throughout all the time Abercrombie has been a clothing store this is the first problem within hiring to arise. I think that tells you she is in this for the wrong reasons, attention and money.

As a former employee of Abercrombie and Fitch and a citizen of the United States, I can easily say that this is an unfortunate situation. At the same time, I do understand both sides. I think that the company should not discriminate based on what the applicant wears based on religious beliefs and that the applicant should have made the company aware of this. A&F usually does base their hiring process on how an applicant looks and presents themselves - work ethic is not a major, integral part of being hired there. I believe that everyone should have an opportunity to work wherever they want and character judgment should be highly considered by the company that is seeking employees. We shall let the law decide.

Someone, whether an individual or a private organization, should wear a hidden camera while in an interview for A&F because now I am extremely curious as to what the interview questions are. Either way, I really do stand by my statement in that I hope A&F goes under. They're nothing but an ugly mark on our society.

A&F Absolutely discriminated against this woman. A&F discriminates all the time based on how people look. The only difference this time is religion was involved. I believe the problem runs deeper than just this one incident its the whole company. They are biased and on the verge of Nazi beliefs with dress code and a "look". Blond hair blue eyes and I'm sure you can obtain a job at one of their stores.

In my opinion Elauf is way out of line and I just in it for the money. In our society we have been told from an early age to not judge a book by its cover. This is how all of society treats every situation now. Maybe the Abercrombie employer was just trying to save its butt so that it wouldn't get sued for pointing out or mentioning her religious attire. If Abercrombie would have assumed it she wears the hijab due to religious reasons she would have turned it around on them just to get money in the opposite plea. The world now is way too sue happy. I think this case should be thrown out all in all with both side being wrong and move on to the next case. Elauf can just go somewhere else to look for a job and Abercrombie can go about their business. Throughout all the time Abercrombie has been a clothing store this is the first problem within hiring to arise. I think that tells you she is in this for the wrong reasons, attention and money.

So there is something that is even bigger here. Is this not the country of equal rights, and freedom of speech? Should business owners not have the right to have the people they want represent them? We are becoming so worried about not offending other races, religious back grounds that we fail to see we forget our own rights. We respect others at the risk of defending our own. We no longer are allowed to speak of our beliefs because they may offend others yet...We are losing what this country was founded on. We must defend others and forget our own. Holidays, religions, churches'. Hmmmmmm. The United States where we have gone wrong.