The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard disputes regarding religious discrimination case that involves a 17-year-old teenager who was denied employment in 2008 simply because she was wearing a headscarf (hijab) during interview.

Muslim leaders who knew the issue expressed that this is an unjust treatment on their belief as Muslims and should not be the case. Wearing Hijab among Muslim Woman is obligatory. This is their way of expressing their religious faith since time immemorial.

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The popular American clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch accordingly rejected Samantha Elauf because she has violated the dress code of the company. Abercrombie said her dress has conflicted with the company's Look Policy, a code derived from Abercrombie's focus on what it calls East Coast collegiate or preppy style.

At the end of the hearing it was noticeable that majority of the justices ruled in favor of the arguments made by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) who was handling the case in Elauf's behalf.

Consequently, if in the later hearings the court will eventually rule in favor of Elauf and EEOC, the Supreme Court will have to make it explicit relative to the disputes in the lower courts whether employers will have to determine that a certain job applicant is looking for a religious exemption under the existing anti-discrimination act.

Elauf remarked after the court hearing: "I am not only standing up for myself, but for all people who wish to adhere to their faith while at work... Observance of my faith should not prevent me from getting a job."

While the public sympathized with her statement, Abercrombie has modified its look policy to allow headscarves.

America's employers on one hand are eagerly following the case which will soon be determined whether Abercrombie was indeed prejudiced against Elauf's religious belief.

The Supreme Court justices agreed to hear Samantha Elauf's case back in October and in December.

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