Friday Evening, March 22, 2019
MRFF's CLIENT,
U.S. ARMY SOLDIER
OF MUSLIM FAITH
FORCED TO REMOVE HIJAB
FACES TARGETED BIGOTRY!
MRFF represents slightly over 18%
of all Muslim Americans in the U.S. military.
ARMY TIMES
COVERS MRFF
ON HOMEPAGE

This Muslim Fort Carson soldier is still
getting questions about her hijab

By:   Meghann Myers


Friday, March 22, 2019
(Excerpts from Army Times/Emphasis added by MRFF)

A Fort Carson, Colorado, brigade commander has found no issue with the way a command sergeant major attempted to enforce hair regulations with a Muslim soldier earlier this month, according to a Friday statement to Army Times. Now her attorney is considering filing a federal lawsuit.

[...]

“This is an absolutely quintessential example of some of the worst anti-Muslim bigotry, prejudice and harassment that we have seen,” Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which represents Valdovinos, told Army Times on Friday. “That’s because it’s so blatant.”

Having exhausted her administrative remedies, he added, MRFF is considering filing a federal lawsuit on her behalf, in light of the “hostile work environment” her command as created.

[...]

Weinstein reached out to the deputy commanding general of 4th ID on Thursday, he said, but has not received a response.
COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT
COVERS MRFF

Muslim soldier at Fort Carson overruled
on complaint regarding hijab

By:   Pam Zubeck 


Friday, March 22, 2019
(Excerpts from Colorado Springs Independent/Emphasis added by MRFF)

An investigation about allegations a command sergeant major ordered a Muslim soldier to remove her hijab has concluded with a finding of "unsubstantiated" regarding discrimination, Fort Carson announced
March 22.

The finding, released by Col. Dave Zinn, commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, found that Command Sergeant Major Kerstin Montoya "acted appropriately by enforcing the proper wear of the hijab, in compliance with Army Regulations."

[...]

Zinn's finding set off Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation , who issued this statement:

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has found that the Army’s conduct in this EO investigation along with the conduct of its senior leaders constitute only the worst type of a pervasive and pernicious pattern and practice of anti-Muslim bigotry prejudice and harassment. As our client has now exhausted her administrate remedies, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is hard at work determining whether or not we can file a federal lawsuit in either Denver or Washington against the Army based upon this shameful scandalous outrage of anti-Muslim hostility.
Background:
MRFF's Efforts on Behalf of
U.S. Army Soldier Of the Muslim Faith
Forcefully Ordered to Remove Hijab
Background:
MRFF's Efforts on Behalf of
U.S. Military Members of the Muslim Faith
"Stinking Jew Lawyer"

On March 22, 2019 at 2:41:14 PM MDT, (name withheld) wrote,

Let me get this right.
A stinking jew lawyer named “Mickey” Weinstein is defending a she-muslim Army puke about her allah worship clothing?

Oh boo hoo hoo for that army gruntess.
And stinking jew lawyers don’t do nothing without getting paid in hard $$.

Got enough money from her yet Mickey? Takes a lot to make a jew lawyer satisfied.

Hope the two of you rot in the hell Jesus has prepared for you.


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