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A Muslim woman has been awarded more than $280,000 in damages after Alamo-Rent-A-Car fired her for wearing a head scarf to work. Bilan Nur was fired just four months after the September 11th attacks in 2001. She had been asked to remove a head scarf during the holy month of Ramadan and refused. As a result she was fired. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the suit on her behalf alleging religious discrimination. The court agreed and the jury determined an award of $287,640.