South African Muslim Challenges Dress Code for Prison Employees

In South Africa, a Muslim prison social worker has been dismissed by the country's Correctional Services department for refusing to remove her headscarf and tuck in her shirt for religious reasons, according to IOL on Friday. Muslim women are required by Sharia to cover their hair and the shape of their bodies. The Muslim Judicial Council plans to challenge the dismissal of Fairouz Adams in the Labour Court, after Adams internal appeals were rejected. The Council argues that enforcing the department's dress code in this manner unconstitutionally infringes on Adams' religious freedom protected by Sec. 15 of the South African Constitution.