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A Muslim flight attendant who was suspended for refusing to serve alcohol has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, ExpressJet, alleging that they wrongly suspended her, the Detroit Free Press is reporting . In a statement, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced Tuesday that they had filed the lawsuit last week on behalf of Charee Stanley. According to a September, 2015, CNN report, Stanley had been working for Atlanta-based ExpressJet for three years, and had been practicing Islam for one year, when she ran into trouble . Muslim Flight Attendant Suspended Due to #Islamophobia #ChareeStanley pic.twitter.com/STixtKUg99 — Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2015 Because Stanley believes that Islam forbids her not only from consuming alcohol, but from serving it to others, she tried to work out a deal that would allow her to swap duties with another flight attendant when it came time to serve alcohol to the passengers. Lena Masri, an attorney with Michigan chapter of CAIR, said at the time that the arrangement was made on the suggestion of her bosses at ExpressJet. “It was at the direction of the airlines that she began coordinating with the other flight attendant on duty so that when a passenger requested alcohol, the other flight attendant would accommodate that request. We know that this arrangement has worked beautifully and without incident and that it hasn’t caused any undue burden on the airline. After all, it was the suggestion of the airline.” This arrangement worked fine until another flight attendant complained. In addition to complaining about Stanley’s refusal to serve alcohol, the other flight attendant complained that Stanley wore a “headdress” (actually a hijab — the traditional Muslim head covering) and had a book with “foreign writings.” For reasons that aren’t clear, ExpressJet sided with

Charee Stanley, a Muslim flight attendant working for ExpressAir, is suing for discrimination after claiming she was suspended for refusing to serve alcohol PHOTO: Council on American-Islamic Relations A Muslim flight attendant in the United States has said she was suspended by ExpressJet for refusing to serve alcohol in accordance with her Islamic faith.Charee Stanley, 40, filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday against American airline, ExpressJet. Her lawyer, Lena Masri, an attorney with Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said that Stanley wanted to do her job without serving alcohol in accordance with her Islamic faith just as she was doing before her suspension.Read: United apologises to Muslim woman for soda incident, bans accused crew member"What this case comes down to is no one should have to choose between their career and religion and it's incumbent upon employers to provide a safe environment where employees can feel they can practice their religion freely," Masri added.The lawyer further said that Stanley had started working for ExpressJet around three years ago and had converted to Islam about two years ago. After learning this year that her religion not only forbade her from consuming alcohol but it also prohibited her from serving it, she had approached her supervisor on June 1 and was allowed to work out an arrangement with another employee so that she would not have to serve alcohol to passengers."It was at the direction of the airlines that she began coordinating with the other flight attendant on duty so that when a passenger requested alcohol, the other flight attendant would accommodate that request. We know that this arrangement has worked beautifully and without incident and that it hasn't caused any undue burden on the airline. After all, it was the suggestion of the airline," Masri informed.However, on August 2, another flight attendant complained to the airline claiming that Stanley was not performing her duties and that she had a book with ‘foreign writings’ and wore a headscarf. On August 25, Stanley received a letter from ExpressJet informing her that it was revoking its religious accommodation to exclude her from service of alcohol and placing her on administrative leave.Read: Muslim woman subjected to discrimination on United Airline flight considering legal action"They placed her on unpaid leave and they advised her that her employment may be terminated after 12 months. We are requesting that

A Muslim flight attendant says she was suspended by ExpressJet for refusing to serve alcohol in accordance with her Islamic faith.In a bid to get her job back, Charee Stanley filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday for the revocation of a reasonable religious accommodation.She wants to do her job without serving alcohol in accordance with her Islamic faith — just as she was doing before her suspension, her lawyer said.“What this case comes down to is no one should have to choose between their career and religion and it’s incumbent upon employers to provide a safe environment where employees can feel they can practice their religion freely,” said Lena Masri, an attorney with Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.Stanley, 40, started working for ExpressJet nearly three years ago. About two years ago she converted to Islam. This year she learned her faith prohibits her from not only consuming alcohol but serving it, too, Masri said.She approached her supervisor on June 1 and was told to work out an arrangement for someone to fulfill passenger requests for alcohol.“It was at the direction of the airlines that she began coordinating with the other flight attendant on duty so that when a passenger requested alcohol, the other flight attendant would accommodate that request,” Masri said. “We know that this arrangement has worked beautifully and without incident and that it hasn’t caused any undue burden on the airline. After all, it was the suggestion of the

US jury awards $240,000 to two former truck drivers who were fired in 2009 after refusing to make beer deliveries PHOTO: REUTERS A US jury awarded $240,000 to two Muslim truck drivers who sued their former employer for religious discrimination after they were fired for refusing to make beer deliveries.The two former truck drivers, both of whom are Somali-American Muslims, were fired in 2009 after refusing to make beer deliveries.Muslim flight attendant ‘suspended by US airline for refusing to serve alcohol’The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission representing the two men won the case on behalf of the Obama administration. Critics noted that the administration took a different step when it came to defending Christians' religious liberty, as the drivers' argument was similar to the one made by Kim Davis when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.Judge Andrew Napolitano pointed on Fox News Channel’s ‘The Kelly File’ how it's unfortunate when the government intervenes in matters of discrimination and takes sides in a private dispute over religious views.French far-right leader goes on trial for inciting hatred against MuslimsNapolitano wondered why the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission chose to support Muslim workers who knew before they accepted the job that they would be delivering alcoholic beverages. "The way the feds intervened in the case, they wanted this case because they wanted to make the point that they've now made," Judge Napolitano said."If you can't do the job, don't take the job," or resign, ought to be saying the same thing to workers of other faiths, Kelly said.In a first, hate crimes against Muslims to be recorded separately in UKEarlier in September, a Muslim flight attendant in the United States said she was suspended by ExpressJet for refusing to serve alcohol in accordance with her Islamic faith.Charee Stanley, 40, filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against American airline, ExpressJet. Her lawyer, Lena Masri, an attorney with Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said that Stanley wanted to do her job without serving alcohol in accordance with her Islamic faith just as she was doing before her suspension.This article originally appeared on Fox News.

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