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Obama/Holder DOJ Orders School District To Pay Muslim Teacher $75K For Denying Her Special Leave For Hajj Trip To Mecca



Oct 15, 2011 9 Comments ›› The Assassin

Chicago Sun Times:

A Muslim woman has won her fight against a west suburban school district after being denied unpaid leave to go on a religious pilgrimage to Mecca.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced it settled Safoorah Khan’s religious discrimination lawsuit against the Berkeley School District, forcing the district to pay $75,000 in lost back pay, compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees.

The district also will have to develop a policy accommodating religions consistent with the Civil Rights Acts to ensure something similar will not happen again.

Khan, a teacher at MacArthur Middle School, requested an unpaid leave of absence in December 2008 to perform hajj — a pilgrimage required by Islam — but was told she had to choose between her job and her religious beliefs. She resigned.

“I’m glad that we settled and I hope this does set a precedent,” Khan said. “I hope they realize that hajj means a lot to Muslims and there will be more and more people taking the trip. I hope this helps people and their employers to accommodate Muslims and their requests.”

According to the settlement, the district must also provide mandatory training on religious accommodations to all board of education members and school supervisors.

Khan, now 30, says she went to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the year she resigned.

“It’s required once in our lifetime at the earliest opportunity you can get,” she said.


  • Tony Georgi

    What about us Christian teachers. We are required to fuck off once in our lifetime too!.
    WTF is wrong with these idiot ass hats…75k that should be used for a failing public education in Chicago,instead goes to a muzzie who takes a vacation in the middle of a school year??? Unions…they are not just for breakfast anymore.

    • http://touchstonesjests.blogspot.com/ TouchStone

      Make the entire nation “right-to-work”.
      If someone WANTS to sell their soul to a union, fine, but NOT just to have a job.

    • http://touchstonesjests.blogspot.com/ TouchStone

      Make the entire nation “right-to-work”.
      If someone WANTS to sell their soul to a union, fine, but NOT just to have a job.

  • Tony Georgi

    What about us Christian teachers. We are required to fuck off once in our lifetime too!.
    WTF is wrong with these idiot ass hats…75k that should be used for a failing public education in Chicago,instead goes to a muzzie who takes a vacation in the middle of a school year??? Unions…they are not just for breakfast anymore.

  • YERMOM

    moral of the lesson… dont hire a muslim

  • http://twitter.com/Joshuapundit Rob Miller

    By the way, the Haj only lasts 5 days, not three weeks. Sounds like our friend was either prompted by CAIR, was trying to leverage those three weeks with additional paid holidays to get a huge chunk of time off or both.

    The Obama Administration’s 2nd commandment: Thou shalt appease Islam!

  • remmy

    He’s aware of this and he didn’t know about Fast and Furious?

  • remmy

    He’s aware of this and he didn’t know about Fast and Furious?

  • Anonymous

    “Khan, now 30, says she went to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the year she resigned.“It’s required once in our lifetime at the earliest opportunity you can get,” she said.”
    What BS!!!  She chose to go, in the middle of a school year, when it is required once in her LIFETIME….  were there no other opportunities earlier in her career? Could she not have waited until the school year was over??  This is obviously a CAIR backed attack to further weaken US law against such ridiculous islamic behavior. Some people in America actually WANT  to work!!!!!