Veiled Muslim Woman Barred From Bus in Australia

Source: almanar.com.lb, 24-07-2009

An Australian Muslim woman has protested against an Australian bus driver barring her from boarding a bus, because she was wearing a veil.
The mother-of-two said the driver told her she was not allowed to wear her veil, which covers her hair and lower face, and was only let on the bus after a heated argument.

"As I was stepping onto the bus the driver said 'You can't get on the bus wearing your mask'," she told Friday's Daily Telegraph newspaper.
When she explained it was religious dress, the woman said the driver responded: "Sorry, it's the law."

"I told him it wasn't the law and he said 'You have to show me your face,'" she added.
"I said to him, 'There's no difference between me and that lady sitting there who chooses to not wear what I'm wearing,'" she said.

The bus company, Hillsbus, said the driver was being questioned over the claims.
"We are investigating it and doing that as quickly as we can," a spokeswoman said. "We need to get to the bottom of it, work out what happened and what went on, and what we need to do about it."