Back in the spring of 2016, my colleague Gabriel San Roman wrote about seven Muslim women who had been ejected from an Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach for being … well … Muslim. On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union announced that the restaurant chain settled a religious discrimination case the women brought by agreeing …
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Urth Caffé isn’t taking a lawsuit filed by Sara Farsakh and her hijabi friends alleging anti-Muslim discrimination at its Laguna Beach spot lying down. A day after the Muslim women held a press conference in SanTana announcing their legal action, the restaurant chain fired back, calling it “fraudulent.” Urth Caffé plans to countersue by retaining the services of …
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Urth Caffé isn’t taking a lawsuit filed by Sara Farsakh and her hijabi friends alleging anti-Muslim discrimination at its Laguna Beach spot lying down. A day after the Muslim women held a press conference in SanTana announcing their legal action, the restaurant chain fired back, calling it “fraudulent.” Urth Caffé plans to countersue by retaining the services of …
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This past Friday night, Sara Farsakh and her group of hijab-wearing friends settled in for a night at the Laguna Beach outpost of Urth Caffé, the tres chic LA chain of feel-good teas and food that opened their first OC location last year and is readying another one in Old Towne Orange. The ladies had barely …
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ORIGINAL POST, 5/3/16, 6:38 A.M.: Sara Farsakh and six of her friends with her the night of the Urth Caffé debacle have officially filed a civil rights lawsuit, alleging that the Laguna Beach restaurant discriminated against them for being visibly Muslim. But in an ABC 7 interview, Urth Caffé owner, Shallom Burkman, assures the cafe was …
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This past Friday night, Sara Farsakh and her group of hijab-wearing friends settled in for a night at the Laguna Beach outpost of Urth Caffé, the tres chic LA chain of feel-good teas and food that opened their first OC location last year and is readying another one in Old Towne Orange. The ladies had barely …
Continue reading “Claim: Urth Caffe In Laguna Beach Kicks Out Muslim Women ‘Cause Muslim”
ORIGINAL POST, 5/3/16, 6:38 A.M.: Sara Farsakh and six of her friends with her the night of the Urth Caffé debacle have officially filed a civil rights lawsuit, alleging that the Laguna Beach restaurant discriminated against them for being visibly Muslim. But in an ABC 7 interview, Urth Caffé owner, Shallom Burkman, assures the cafe was …
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I gotta admit; I’ve yet to visit Andrew’s Ice Cream in Orange, but Dave has and loves it, writing a couple of years ago that its “homemade ice cream is excellent, creamy and rich without being overwhelming like American versions of gelato; there are no crystals from freezing and re-freezing.” But now I have more …
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I gotta admit; I’ve yet to visit Andrew’s Ice Cream in Orange, but Dave has and loves it, writing a couple of years ago that its “homemade ice cream is excellent, creamy and rich without being overwhelming like American versions of gelato; there are no crystals from freezing and re-freezing.” But now I have more …
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Michael Jackson’s Thriller album dropped almost 37 years ago, on Nov. 30, 1982. The iconic video for the song “Thriller” premiered on MTV more than a year later, on Dec. 2, 1983. That means 2019 is the 37th anniversary of the album and the 36th of the video. So why do a “Thriller”-themed OC’s 31 …
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Best of 2019 – Winners Food & Drink Editorial Choice Readers’ Choice Best Acai Bowls Banzai Bowls With a wide variety of toppings and clean ingredients, Banzai Bowls serves up acai meals that taste too good to be healthy. banzaibowls.com Multiple Locations Best Bagels Shirley’s Bagels This local institution has been churning out traditional boil-and-bake …
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For those haunted since childhood by clown nightmares, it has been pretty easy to stay away from them. Just avoid circuses, kiddie birthday parties and certain hamburger joints. But recently, the so-called creepy-clown phenomenon—which has murderous-looking jesters popping up along roadsides and other places to scare the bejesus out of you—has spread from the Land …
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