God on the Job
by Katherine Glover
News21

Head scarves, vacation days, proselytizing, condemning gay co-workers on religious grounds, refusing to transport alcohol or dispense birth control pills – where do we draw the line? Employers and courts struggle to find a balance in how far religion should be accommodated in the workplace.

Also includes interactive sidebars – a selection of cases in which the job itself went against an employee’s religion, an overview of what courts have said about uniforms and dress code policies, and a surprising answer to the question “Can a company ever require an employee to convert to Islam?”

Chicago Muslim professionals go with the flow
by Katherine Glover
Medill News Service
May 24, 2007

Mazen Asbahi admits he sometimes misses prayers. As a lawyer with Schiff Hardin LLP, sometimes he’s in negotiations all day and can’t break out. “A more hard-core Muslim who’s more senior might say, ‘I need to make a five minute break,’” Asbahi said, “but at my point in my career, I can’t always do that.”