Muslim woman offered job on condition that she removes her hijab

A Muslim woman who received a job offer in Norway was subsequently told she could only take on the role if she was prepared to remove her hijab.

 

 

A Muslim woman who received a job offer in Norway was subsequently told she could only take on the role if she was prepared to remove her hijab.

A series of text messages revealed the 21-year-old – who wished to remain anonymous – was offered the job as a nursing assistant in Oslo on the condition that she removes her headscarf, Norwegian newspaper NRK reported.

The incident took place in January but the woman has only just shared her story publicly, providing a screenshot of the text to a Norwegian media outlet.

Norway’s Equality and Discrimination Ombudsman has recently seen an increase in complaints about religious discrimination.