Nadia Ewedia.(PEOPLE)(sues after told to remove crucifix)(Brief article)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: October 27, 2006 | Copyright information

Nadia Ewedia, a check-in worker at London's Heathrow Airport and a Christian, says she is suing British Airways because the company told her wearing a crucifix on a chain around her neck breached its uniform rules. A supervisor had asked her to...

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