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Ieva Pečiulytė

Woman Switches Up Her Friendly Act After Realizing Coworker Is Muslim: “Blatantly Islamophobic”

Coworkers don’t have to be friends and can disagree on things. But when their behavior is outright discriminatory, that’s crossing a red line. The Council on American Islamic Relations reports that in 2024, 15.4% of all complaints it received had to do with employment discrimination.

And the woman in this story would probably be part of that statistic. She faced some blatant Islamophobia at work, but refused to ignore it and just keep silent. When her coworker made a particularly nasty comment, the woman went straight to HR. And the company didn’t play about religious discrimination, either.

A Muslim woman faced gross religious discrimination from a colleague whom she considered a friend

Image credits: Soheil Kmp (not the actual photo)

But after that colleague found out her religion, she started acting extra nasty and had to face the consequences

Image credits: Getty Images (not the actual photo)

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The woman was raised to ignore racism, but decided to break the cycle and stand up for herself

And the people cheered her on: “Going to HR was a 100% correct thing to do”

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