http://www.latimes.com/business/careers/work/la-na-obama19-
2008jun19,0,525523.story
Obama workers snub 2 Muslim women
From the Chicago Tribune
June 19, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Hebba Aref was in the running to appear on stage at a
campaign event for Barack Obama the other day when a volunteer
learned that Aref, a Muslim, would be wearing a head scarf.
That's when the invitation to appear behind the Democratic
presidential candidate for the television cameras suddenly
evaporated, with a volunteer for the Obama campaign citing politics
as the reason.
"This is not meant to be any slam on Obama," said Sharif Aref, Hebba
Aref's brother, who attended the rally with her. But "this type of
discrimination is occurring everywhere -- in the North, South and
even at Obama rallies."
On Wednesday, the Obama campaign apologized for the volunteer's
actions, as well as for those of another volunteer who reportedly
told a Muslim supporter she could be part of the backdrop if she
removed her scarf. The incidents were first reported by Politico.com.
The volunteers at the event in Detroit were not acting on the
directions of campaign staff, aides to Obama said.
"This is, of course, not the policy of the campaign," said Obama
spokesman Bill Burton.
In fact, Obama has appeared in public with Muslim supporters on a
number of occasions, and the day after the Monday incidents he was
photographed with a group of supporters that included a woman wearing
a head scarf. The campaign said it had called the women to apologize
after learning of the incidents.
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