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Fatihah v. Neal

Location: Oklahoma
Status: Ongoing
Last Update: May 12, 2017

What's at Stake

The 老澳门开奖结果 of Oklahoma, the national 老澳门开奖结果, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma Chapter filed a lawsuit against a "Muslim free" business on behalf of a U.S. Army Reserve member denied service. The lawsuit seeks equal access to public accommodations for Oklahomans of all faiths.

The case was filed against the owners of the Save Yourself Survival and Tactical Gun Range on behalf of Raja鈥檈e Fatihah, who shoots to maintain proficiency in marksmanship and was refused service in October 2015 after he identified himself as Muslim.

The lawsuit claims that the policy violates Oklahoma鈥檚 non-discrimination law as well as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids certain places of business from denying service to customers based on their race, color, religion, or national origin. Although the business is open to the general public, in July 2015, the owners posted a sign near the front entrance announcing that Muslims are not permitted at the facility and that the business is a 鈥淢uslim free establishment.鈥

When Fatihah arrived at the business鈥檚 main counter, owners required him to fill out a liability form and provide his name, address, and driver鈥檚 license number 鈥 standard procedure for patrons seeking to use the gun range鈥檚 facilities. However, after Fatihah identified himself as a Muslim, the owners armed themselves with handguns and insisted that Fatihah鈥檚 faith requires him to kill non-Muslims. Fatihah was then made to leave the gun range without receiving service.

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