Christian US soldier complains of harassment over
Muslim-like name
May 9, 2013 12am
RALEIGH (USA): A US Army
sergeant whose family name led other soldiers mistakenly assume she is a Muslim
says she was the target of taunts and discrimination for years.
Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan even changed her name to Nadia Christian Nova before deploying to Afghanistan in 2012, but she says that didn`t stop the problems. After the Catholic soldier repeatedly complained about racist jokes and epithets, Nova says she was labelled a Muslim sympathiser and that superiors tried to kick her out of the army.
Nova filed a complaint in federal court in January alleging religious discrimination. She later withdrew the suit after the army offered to drop all disciplinary action against her. A Persian Farsi linguist who works in military intelligence, Nova reenlisted in the army last month.
Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan even changed her name to Nadia Christian Nova before deploying to Afghanistan in 2012, but she says that didn`t stop the problems. After the Catholic soldier repeatedly complained about racist jokes and epithets, Nova says she was labelled a Muslim sympathiser and that superiors tried to kick her out of the army.
Nova filed a complaint in federal court in January alleging religious discrimination. She later withdrew the suit after the army offered to drop all disciplinary action against her. A Persian Farsi linguist who works in military intelligence, Nova reenlisted in the army last month.
Courtesy to AP
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