(RNS6-JAN28) Maryam Abdi, 17, was initially denied a restaurant job because she wears a hijab. After contacting the local office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, she was able to get the job and wear her hijab. For use with RNS-OFFICE-FAITH, transmitted Jan. 28, 2009. Religion News Service photo by Joey McLeister.

(RNS6-JAN28) Maryam Abdi, 17, was initially denied a restaurant job because she wears a hijab. After contacting the local office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, she was able to get the job and wear her hijab. For use with RNS-OFFICE-FAITH, transmitted Jan. 28, 2009. Religion News Service photo by Joey McLeister.