A Muslim woman has doubled her claim for damages in her pursuit to sue a salon owner for refusing her a hairdressing job because of her headscarf. Bushra Noah, 19, from Acton, west London, has reportedly claimed that Sarah Desrosiers, who runs the Wedge salon in King’s Cross, behaved in a “high-handed, malicious, insulting or oppressive manner” by discussing the case in public. She said that the media intrusion in her life which led to her harassment and receiving of hate mail has left her feeling “awkward and embarrassed”. As a result, Noah, who is suing Desrosiers for religious discrimination, has raised her claim for damages from just over _15,000 to more than _35,000. Desrosiers, 32, insists she rejected Noah because it is essential that her employees display their hair. The salon owner denies discrimination insisting she would vigorously contest the new bid for increased compensation. “I am not responsible for other people sending hate mail. I needed to highlight the case because I needed to find financial help to pay my legal bills.
