Sweden: Muslim Woman Gets Compensation After Doctor Asks Her to Remove Hijab

IQNA – A Muslim woman in Sweden who was asked to remove her headscarf during a medical examination has received 6,200 euros in compensation for religious discrimination.

The Swedish Equality Ombudsman said in a statement that the woman, who suffered from neck pain, went to a health center in the city of Uppsala, where a doctor told her to take off her headscarf, according to TRT on Tuesday.

The woman reported the incident to the ombudsman on March 22, 2023, and the ombudsman ruled that the Uppsala Municipality, which runs the health center, should pay her the compensation on the grounds of “religious discrimination”.

The Uppsala Municipality declined to comment on the decision.

Source: Agencies