(New Jersey) State Employee Accused of Pulling off Muslim Woman's Hijab

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Dec 21, 1:41 PM EST

STATE EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF PULLING OFF MUSLIM WOMAN'S HIJAB

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The mayor of New Jersey's largest city is calling for state officials to fire a Department of Labor employee accused of pulling a Muslim woman's hijab off her head and throwing it on the ground.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said the unidentified Employment Services worker mocked a woman's faith at the city's One-Stop Career Center on Dec. 5 before snatching her hijab.

Newark police arrested the employee and banned him from the business. They declined to identify the worker, but said he faces harassment charges.

Capt. Derek Glenn said the worker is a 67-year-old Brooklyn man. His name wasn't released due to retaliation concerns.

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[guillaumeb]

1. This sounds like assault.

And should be dealt with as such, as well as going through the relevant administrative procedures.