Washington – (IINA)February 20, 2008 – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. apologized to a Muslim woman who said she was mocked because of her face veil. “Please don’t stick me up,” a cashier told the shopper on February 2, according to the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Wal-Mart apologized on Monday in a letter signed by Rolando Rodriquez, a vice president and regional general manager. It was released yesterday by the CAIR’s Nevada chapter. “I can assure you that the associate in question was disciplined in accordance with our employment policies as a result of the situation,” Rodriguez said without disclosing details.
Rodriguez said employees at the Riverdale store would undergo “sensitivity training,” specifically in the Islamic faith and Muslim culture. At Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., spokesman Phillip Keene confirmed the letter and declined further comment. “We applaud Wal-Mart for taking appropriate action to resolve this incident,” said Yasser Moten, executive director of the Council’s Nevada chapter. The group doesn’t have an office in Utah