(CBC) A Winnipeg woman is speaking out after she was forced to remove her hijab while trying to board a Flair Airlines flight.
Kazi Amin flew to Bangladesh with her husband and children to visit their family. On her return flight, she had to change planes at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Amin cleared customs, but said she was stopped by an employee when she tried to board her plane.
“The airline employee took my passport, looked at my passport, looked at me, and said that my passport doesn’t match my face, so I have to remove my [hijab],” said Amin.
A hijab is a religious garment worn by some Muslim women. Amin and her husband tried to explain that the hijab can’t be taken off for religious reasons, but staff wouldn’t listen.
