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Muslim woman wins $5 million in punitive damages from AT&T in workplace discrimination suit

Euro-Islam12 years ago02 mins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005 said she was harassed for years at AT&T, and that the abuse boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her head scarf and exposed her hair. A Jackson County jury on Thursday awarded Susann Bashir $5 million in punitive…

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Former Congressman Is Indicted Over Ties to Islamic Charity

Euro-Islam16 years ago15 years ago01 mins

By Philip Shenon WASHINGTON – A former Republican congressman from Michigan was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of money laundering and obstruction of justice. The charges involve his work as a lobbyist for an Islamic charity accused of illegally funneling about $130,000 to an Afghan warlord labeled a terrorist by the United States government. The…

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