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Muslim woman settles civil rights suit.(Brief Article)

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A Muslim woman has settled with the City of Omaha, Neb., over a discrimination lawsuit against a public swimming pool. Lubna Hussein filed suit last June after she was prevented from swimming in the city pool twice in 2003 because she was fully dressed and donning a head scarf as required by her religious beliefs. At the time, swimsuits were required. Hussein and the American Civil ...

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