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PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL
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MUSLIM POLICE OFFICER WINS RIGHT TO WEAR BEARD
Justice Dept. sues N.J. city on behalf of other officers who want to wear
beards
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/17/2000) - Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God.) CAIR today
announced that a Muslim New York State Park Police officer who was suspended
for wearing a beard will receive more than $25,000 in back wages and will be
rehired at his old salary. The State Park Police have also agreed to change
their regulations so that officers may request religious exemptions to that
force's no-beard policy. (see
http://www.newsday.com/coverage/current/news/wednesday/nd6068.htm)
In June of last year, CAIR called for the immediate reinstatement of the
officer who was suspended without pay for refusing to shave what he regards
as a religiously-mandated beard. The officer, who converted to Islam after
joining the park police in the early 1990s, told CAIR he was asked to
surrender his gun and badge after his request for religious accommodation
was denied.
"Cases like this are making history for Muslim rights in America. This
particular settlement sends a message to law enforcement agencies nationwide
that officers may maintain their religious convictions while serving the
public in a professional manner," said CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim
Hooper.
In a related case, the Justice Department on Tuesday sued the city of
Newark, N.J., saying it is discriminating against Muslim police officers who
wish to wear beards. The lawsuit asks for an order forcing the city to end
religious discrimination and to pay compensation to any officer who was the
target of bias.
Last fall, a U.S. Supreme Court decision left intact a lower court ruling
supporting the right of two Muslim New Jersey police officers to wear
beards. The earlier ruling, issued by the United States Court of Appeals for
the Third Circuit, said the Newark Police Department's no- beard policy was
discriminatory because it allowed medical but not religious exemptions.
(Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Newark)
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED:
OBTAIN a copy of CAIR's "An Employer's Guide to Islamic Religious
Practices," a booklet that is designed to prevent these kinds of incidents.
($3+S/H) For those who are denied religious accommodation in the workplace,
CAIR's "Know Your Rights Pocket Guide 2000" (FREE) offers advice on how to
defend your rights.
To obtain these publications, write to the address above, call 202-488- 8787
(ask for the publications department), e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or fax
202-659-2254.
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