Hadad Muhammad Abdulrahman Ibrahim applied for a job as a maintenance technician with Jones Property Management. He also applied for a job as a property manager with Jones. His resume indicated that he was born in Syria and spoke Arabic. It also listed his prior employment including time spent working for the Syrian government as a mechanical engineer on a large project building bridges and in the Syrian military as a logistics officer at a repair depot for armored vehicles. He was not selected for either job. Hadad brings a case claiming discrimination based on his Muslim religion.

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Hadad can establish a prima facie case of discrimination based on religion because his resume indicated that he worked for the Syrian Government and was in the Syrian military, which could lead the employer to assume he is of Muslim faith. The fact that he was not selected for either job and someone not of his religion was selected suggests discriminatory hiring practices. The information about him speaking Arabic and being born in Syria may not necessarily indicate his religious beliefs.

Hadad Muhammad Abdulrahman Ibrahim Applied for a Job as a Maintenance