‘I felt so helpless’: Winnipeg woman forced to remove hijab on Flair Airlines flight
- A Muslim woman was allegedly forced to remove her hijab in public at Toronto Pearson Airport on June 20 before boarding a Flair Airlines flight, according to Afsara Raidah, the woman's daughter.
- Flair Airlines stated that the employee involved works for AGI, their ground handling partner, who has since been placed on leave.
- Transport Canada rules indicate that religious head coverings like the hijab do not need to be removed if the person's face is fully visible.
- The National Council of Canadian Muslims announced it is involved legally and criticized the incident, emphasizing that there is no room for Islamophobia in Canada's airports or airlines.
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A Muslim woman reported feeling helpless and humiliated after being compelled to remove her hijab while boarding a Flair Airlines flight. This incident occurred on June 20 at Toronto Pearson Airport. Kazi Amin was returning to her residence in Winnipeg following a family trip to Bangladesh. She passed through airport security without any problems, but the situation changed when she ...
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