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Muslim woman claims discrimination by Southwest over hijab | USA TODAY
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Published on Jun 2, 2021
Fatima Altakrouri and Muna Kowni were traveling from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Dallas on May 22, when they say the incident occurred.

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A Muslim woman from Texas has filed a complaint with the Department of Transportation, saying she was not allowed to sit in an emergency exit row on a Southwest Airlines flight because she was wearing a hijab, but her sister was allowed to sit there without one. Southwest says it's not what it seems.

Fatima Altakrouri said that at first, she didn't think anything of it when she asked a flight attendant if they could sit there and was told no.

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