Oklahoma: Hamas-linked CAIR claims bank discriminates against Muslims with "no hats, no hoods, no sunglasses" policy

"He added that even women wearing headscarves as a result of cancer treatment have been accompanied by bank security personnel 'so as not to discriminate' in the enforcement of the policy." So in other words, the rule applies to everyone, not just Muslims, and is a safety measure to guard against robberies. But Hamas-linked CAIR is pressing on toward final victory now, trying relentlessly to establish the principle that all American businesses and other institutions must accommodate Sharia, no matter what they must sacrifice to do so.

Aren't you glad Oklahoma's anti-Sharia law was struck down?

Andrea Eger of the Tulsa World, like all hopelessly clueless and/or compromised mainstream media "journalists," says that Hamas-linked CAIR is a "civil-liberties organization," without bothering to mention that the Council on American-Islamic
Relations is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department. CAIR operatives have repeatedly refused to denounce Hamas and Hizballah as terrorist groups. Several former CAIR officials have been convicted of various crimes related to jihad terror. CAIR’s cofounder and longtime Board chairman (Omar Ahmad), as well as its chief spokesman (Ibrahim Hooper), have made Islamic supremacist statements. Its California chapter distributed posters telling Muslims not to talk to the FBI.

"Bank discrimination against Muslims alleged over headwear policy," by Andrea Eger for the Tulsa World, November 8 (thanks to Twostellas):

A Muslim civil-liberties organization said a Tulsa bank discriminated against a woman by singling her out for wearing a religiously mandated head scarf, or hijab.

The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is calling on Tulsa's Valley National Bank to review its "inappropriate and discriminatory" policy that treats customers wearing religious head coverings differently from other patrons.

The organization says that on Oct. 9, a Muslim woman tried to enter the Valley National Bank branch at 4812 E. 81st St., in hopes that she could exchange foreign currency but was told she would not be able to enter unless accompanied by a bank employee because of their "no hats, no hoods, no sunglasses" policy.

"Singling out Muslim women or other people of faith who wear religiously mandated head coverings that do not hinder identification is inappropriate and discriminatory," said Adam Soltani, executive director of CAIR's Oklahoma chapter. "All customers should be treated equally regardless of their faith or religious practices."

The complainant, a woman from Kiefer, did not want her identity publicized, but Soltani told the Tulsa World that his organization first took her complaint directly to bank officials, "hoping they would acknowledge it was a mistake or offer an apology."

"We were actually shocked to find out their policy is separate but equal, going back to things that African-Americans and other people have experienced," he said. "They said, 'We do allow them in the bank but they must be escorted anywhere they go.'

"Their excuse was it's a security measure, but there are no reports ever in Oklahoma that I am aware of, of anyone in religious headwear robbing a bank," Soltani said.

"It may have happened elsewhere, but they are a local bank. It's not like they're a big national chain that may have had this happen in other places."

Soltani provided a copy of the written response from Valley National Bank President Brad Scrivner, and in it, Scrivner apologized to the woman first "for not feeling welcome in our bank" and then explained the reason for his bank's policy.

"Unfortunately, Valley has been robbed numerous times in the past and is a victim itself of crime. We have policy and procedures in place to thwart future robberies that endanger the lives of our employees and customers," Scrivner wrote to Soltani. "It is a sad truth that recently, in banks across the United States, criminals are using false religious headdresses for the sole purpose of hiding their identity."

He added that even women wearing headscarves as a result of cancer treatment have been accompanied by bank security personnel "so as not to discriminate" in the enforcement of the policy.

Contacted by the Tulsa World, Scrivner said his bank adopted the policy in 2006 at the recommendation of the Oklahoma Bankers Association.

"In the six years that this policy has been in place," he said, "Valley has not had a single complaint" until now.

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil-liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to "enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding."

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In view of the earlier kill the motherf****ers video, I wonder if Hamas-linked is now a selling point instead of a problem for CAIR.

"It may have happened elsewhere, but they are a local bank. It's not like they're a big national chain that may have had this happen in other places."

Uh huh...I see, of course...profound even...
What about a veil? Should bank tellers wear veils?

"a Tulsa bank discriminated against a woman by singling her out for wearing a religiously mandated head scarf, or hijab."

So much for all those mohammedans that sweetly tell us that the hijab is not compulsory. I even had one fellow tell me his fiancee was going to be able to make her own decision on whether or not to wear it.

I responded that if she decides not to, she better be careful where she goes, because an awful lot of his fellow mohammedans misunderstanders might assault or kill her.

To cover up or not to cover up, that is the question...Mahoundians will tell us that it is not a religious requirement until there is a lawsuit about it, and it suddenly becomes a religious issue...And they can quote the literature to back it up...

They are obbligated to wear hijab. Burqa and Niqab are meant to be choices but most extremist muslims think more a woman is hidden better is.

Being said, 99% of muslims are extremist. 1% of muslims are just nominal muslims.

Indeed CAIR is as much affiliated with human rights as an earth worm with sexy lingerie. You'd rather get an earth worm to fancy lacy underwear than CAIR or any other Muslim organisation to accept the real human rights - those without any sharia reservations.

As for the hijab wearers: When I visit my mum, I go exercising in a dance parlour. One of them once told me, she'd seen a man dressed in a burqa walking down the street. Dancers notice that kind of thing.

Oklahoma: Hamas-linked CAIR claims bank discriminates against Muslims with "no hats, no hoods, no sunglasses" policy

"He added that even women wearing headscarves as a result of cancer treatment have been accompanied by bank security personnel 'so as not to discriminate' in the enforcement of the policy." So in other words, the rule applies to everyone, not just Muslims, and is a safety measure to guard against robberies.
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*Exactly*. It also shows that the policy *does* allow people with head coverings to bank, as long as they are checked out and accompanied by bank security.

As usual, CAIR is trying to have it both ways—or, really, I should say that they are willing to throw *anything* at the wall until something sticks.

"Discriminating against Muslims"? Americans believe in fairness, so this is bad. Inconveniencing seriously ill people? Americans are compassionate, so this is bad.

What a cynical bunch of creeps. In reality, this is just another attempt to both impose Shari'ah norms *and* to disarm Kuffars from protecting themselves against Jihad.

More:

"We were actually shocked to find out their policy is separate but equal, going back to things that African-Americans and other people have experienced," he said. "They said, 'We do allow them in the bank but they must be escorted anywhere they go.'
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Ah, yes. If you can't get to Americans with any of the above ruses, you can always play the "race card". What race is Islam, again?

No matter—most Americans would rather put themselves at considerable risk than be regarded as 'racist'.

More:

"Unfortunately, Valley has been robbed numerous times in the past and is a victim itself of crime. We have policy and procedures in place to thwart future robberies that endanger the lives of our employees and customers," Scrivner wrote to Soltani. "It is a sad truth that recently, in banks across the United States, criminals are using false religious headdresses for the sole purpose of hiding their identity."
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Very, very true. Men have worn Burqas in order to rob jewelry stores. And run-of-the-mill bankrobbers typically wear hoodies and sunglasses and wigs and fake facial hair, and anything else they can think of to make it harder to identify them. This is *hardly* an idle fear on the part of banks.

And robbery is not the only potential threat. Banks have also had their employees and customers taken hostage.

And how long will it be before some pious Muslim decides to blow up a bank because it offers interest, which is Haram?

Hats, hoodies, helmets, sunglasses, ski masks, Halloween covers and masks of the head, etc. are restrictions from entering branch banks and some other type facilities, in my state, which is not far from Ok.

Signs on entrance windows and doors, are popping up everywhere, and the reasons are totally legitimate, as robberies are actually occuring using that MO. Where ever security or any other reasons for facial recognition is important, or even may be, these are the new facts of life, muslim be damned, or not. Facial recognition and other forms of bio ID and non bio-id are being implemented everywhere, to track and capture, perps or POIs. I personally caught a thief, male, in a hoodie.

Frankly, when I see someone in a facial obscuring outfit of any purpose, which is infrequent, my suspicion goes up and I keep a sharp eye on them, on general principles. Same principle applies with hussein's hidden and masked records and files, suspicion is sky high about why and what he is hiding, from the public.

Didn't used to be that way, but it is now, and more in the future, and it is vital, so long as the threats to America looms and grows.

"No matter—most Americans would rather put themselves at considerable risk than be regarded as 'racist'."

Is the same in Europe, altough, I swear, the race card now is fading here.
If someone shout 'racism' in Europe more and more people answer: 'I don't care if I'm labelled as racist. I care to what my eyes see!'

I am now going to wear a buqa and go to TD bank next door!!!
Stand by!!!!
M

TD bank? Hey, that's my bank.

I take off my motorcycle helmet before I go into a shop or a bank because I know that the bank staff get nervous about robberies and so I am being considerate of their nervousness.

If someone INSISTS on wearing the Islamic head covering into a bank they are simply trying to assert Islamic religious law on non-muslims.

"No matter—most Americans would rather put themselves at considerable risk than be regarded as 'racist'."

Is the same in Europe, altough, I swear, the race card now is fading here.
If someone shout 'racism' in Europe more and more people answer: 'I don't care if I'm labelled as racist. I care to what my eyes see!'
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Actually, I regard genuine racism—holding a bias *purely* on the basis of race or skin color—as both ugly and stupid. But it is astonishing how many people will cynically claim that something is "racist" when it has *nothing* to do with race, but is instead about philosophy or creed.

Actually, I take that back—it is hardly astonishing, because it so often works...

And I should clarify that in the case of Islam said creed calls for the oppression and murder of non-Muslims.

Opposing this is *not* "racist"—and is something that pious Muslims impose on Infidels of all creeds and colors, in any case.

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