Munaeem's Blog

  Muslim migrants in the UK have faced widespread discrimination in the workplace, which has been a significant challenge for them. Discrimination against Muslims in hiring and in the workplace has been a persistent issue in the UK 1 .  After September 11th, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) saw a 250% increase in cases of religion-based discrimination against Muslims. Since 2002, Muslims continue to make up a disproportionate amount of the commission's religion-based discrimination charges, hovering over 20% 1 .  Discrimination against legal immigrants persists, and employers and managers have found creative ways to skirt laws that prohibit discrimination 2 .  Discriminatory hiring, job retention, and wages are especially prevalent for those who are conspicuously foreign and Muslim 2 . Muslim women, in particular, have faced discrimination in the workplace. A field experiment on hiring discrimination in Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain found that...