SALDEF - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/228278.xml SALDEF - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Disney Sued for Alleged Religious Discrimination http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1026574.htm Sikh musician refused job due to turban at Walt Disney World Amusement Park. Mr. Sukhbir Channa, a practitioner of the Sikh religion, applied for a job with Disney in the Fall of 2006 but was not hired and was allegedly told that he did not have "the Disney look" - a negative reference to his religiously-mandated dastaar (Sikh turban). Witnesses have filed affidavits in his support. The lawsuit seeks financial damages and a court order barring Disney from ever discriminating against prospective Sikh employees. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2008)

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