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We dont want those shenanigans here.\n\n(WASHINGTON, DC, 9/25/19) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nations largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today held a news conference in Falls Church, Va., to announce the filing of a discrimination complaint against Fast Trak, Inc. for an incident of alleged anti-Muslim religious discrimination.\n\nVIDEO: CAIR News Conference Outside Fast Trak in Falls Church, Va.\nhttps://youtu.be/BiC2XMCK_Fs\nREAD THE COMPLAINT: https://tinyurl.com/FASTTRAKComplaint\n\nFast Traks CEO allegedly ridiculed a Virginia Muslim job applicant in front of company staff by pointing at her hijab (religious head covering) and mocking her faith and her request for five-minute prayer breaks. Fast Trak reportedly denied her religious accommodation request and refused her employment.\n\nCAIRs complaint states in part:\nAssistant Manager Josie abruptly ended the meeting after denying her request for two five-minute breaks to allow her to pray, before walking her to a common area, and in front of other staff announcing to CEO Gavilondo that Ms. Indorewalas hours dont work for her. He immediately threw his arms up in the air and chastised her exclaiming this is a business. He then pointed at her hijab1 and mocked her, saying Religion? I dont wanna deal with that here. We dont want those shenanigans here.\nCAIR has reported an unprecedented spike in bigotry targeting American Muslims, immigrants and members of other minority groups since the election of Donald Trump as president.\n\nThe Washington-based civil rights organization offers a booklet, called \"An Employer's Guide to Islamic Religious Practices,\" to help employers gain a better understanding of Islam and Muslims in the workplace.\n\nCAIR: An Employer's Guide to Islamic Religious Practices\n\nCAIRs mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.\n\nLa misin de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensin del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.\n\nEND\n\nCONTACT: CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Gadeir Abbas, 720-251-0425, gabbas@cair.com; CAIR Staff Attorney Zanah Ghalawanji, 202-516-4733, zghalawanji@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com","options":{"_end":{"label":"End on","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s","value":""},"_start":{"label":"Start from","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s","value":""},"click_to_play":{"label":"Hold load & play until clicked","value":false}},"provider_name":"YouTube","thumbnail_height":360,"thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BiC2XMCK_Fs/hqdefault.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"title":"Video: CAIR Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against N. 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