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Workplace Bias Against Muslims, Arabs on Rise, Advocates Say
A tally of complaints jumped in 2005. Some victims may fear reporting to authorities.
By Alana Semuels
Times Staff Writer
October 3 2006
The restaurant manager from Morocco, the Armenian caterer from Syria and the Yemeni sailor aren't all Muslims and hail from different homelands. But all three say they suffered discrimination at work after Sept. 11, 2001, because of their national origin or perceptions that they were Muslim.
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