Posted on 09/28/2010 2:53:16 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
Disney intern Noor Abdallah, 22, has a new specially-designed costumed that incorporates the head-covering she wears as a part of her Muslim faith, according to the AP.
Abdallah had been working as a vacation planner for the Disneyland resort, but took a job in the stockroom when her head scarf, or hijab, became an issue. "Vacation planners are costumed employees, whose outfits include an optional baseball-style cap," explains the LA Times.
A group intervened on behalf of the intern when they learned of her job re-assignment. Disney agreed to design a special costume for Abdallah, but said it would take five months--the same amount of time as her internship was expected to last.
Now Disney has restored Abdallah to her "front-stage job" and has provided her with a costume that includes a beret and a scarf. However, Abdallah "will not have the option to take off her hat while wearing the scarf-type covering," says Disneyland Resort spokeswoman Suzi Brown.
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Boudlal wore her hijab to work despite being told it was not acceptable, and after refusing to accept a reassignment to a position with less public interaction. The Council on American-Islamic Relations say Boudlal's case with Disney remains ongoing.
Disneyland is dumb. You don't give in just a little bit to these people. Now they have this victory and, soon there will be a replica of mecca in Disneyland and a daily "call to prayer" heard throughout Anaheim.
I gave up on Disney a long time ago.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I do not understand how they try to make nice with these folks.
Stick some mouse ears on it and we have real cultural diversity at work.
That or Porky Pig face mask.. oh, wrong that’s Warner Brothers not Mickey Rat. The tragic kingdom continues to honor diversity. Soon... muzzie gay days with special buttoned backside hijabs.
For some reason, the sight of someone dressed like that really creeps me out.
They can wear those costumes in the Israeli coffee shop ride where you can experience what it’s like to get blown up by a terrorist.
There are annual gay days at Disneyland. It’s next month I believe and they even advertise it at Hollywood Blvd. ahhh, the gift of multiculturalism and liberalism
Shouldn’t all women at Disney wear the hijab or risk insulting Islam?
Looks like something we’ll soon see at McDonald’s as well.
Walt Disney wouldn’t have put up with this when he was alive.
Seriously, if they tried to "Disneyfy" Mecca, there'd be hell to pay.
The trick is to schedule gay days and Muslim days for the same time and let them fight it out.
“Hmmmmmmm” is right!!
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