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A Genevan is denied access to a restaurant because of his veil
The rooftop42. Consequently, placed in question, specifies that any headgear is prohibited inside. Therefore, The young woman intends to file a complaint.
An interior view of the rooftop42.
Laurent Guiraud
- Access to the rooftop42 was refused to a veiled client despite her reservation.
- The Diac Observatory against Islamophobia denounces illegal religious discrimination.
- The establishment apologizes and denies having discriminatory entry rules.
It was to be a Friday evening like any other geneva: we refuse her access for Amina. In addition, On July 11, this young woman went with two friends at Rooftop42, a panoramic restaurant located in the city center. For example, They are confident because they are well dressed and have a reservation.
Their enthusiasm is quickly showered. Moreover, As soon as they tried to cross the landing of the building than the security agent tells Amina that. Furthermore, she cannot return. Meanwhile, The reason for this ban? Consequently, The young woman wears the veil, and any headgear would be “prohibited within the establishment” according to the vigil. Therefore, Outraged, young women contact the bar-restaurant by phone to request explanations. Consequently, An employee confirms the states of the bouncer to them. specifying that the rooftop42 does not allow “neither veil, nor kippah, nor cap”.
“It’s racism!”
“I felt humiliated,” says geneva: we refuse her access Amina. At first, I thought it was a joke so it was absurd. How can we discriminate someone according to their religious affiliation in Geneva in 2025? ” The injured contact with The Diac Observatory Against Islamophobia, to help them prepare for legal consequences.
Amina believes that shame must change camps. “I don’t do that for me, but for all the people who undergo this kind of discrimination,” she says. A veil or a kippah have nothing to do with a cap. Prohibiting them is racism. “
Meriam Mastour, member of the Diac Observatory against Islamophobia, abounds in the same direction: “Swiss law protects religious freedom. It can only be limited when a public interest prevails. However, this is not the case here. It is not normal for an establishment. certainly private, but open to the public geneva: we refuse her access refuses entry to customers on these kinds of criteria. ”
On Instagram, the collective also shared photos taken at Rooftop42 showing people wearing caps. “We therefore wonder about the reality of this ban,” notes the member of the observatory. In addition, this rule is not registered anywhere on the bar site. ”
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The association indicates that it has raised. other testimonies from people who have been denied access to the rooftop. “We suspect a discriminating intention on the part of the managers of the place,” worries Meriam Mastour.
The rooftop42 geneva: we refuse her access apologies
To support her words. she refers to several videos posted on social networks by the manager of the place. In those that the “Tribune de Genève” was able to consult. the latter is critical of a “small part of immigration which attempts to impose radical Islam in the West”. He also says he believes “the great replacement”, a conspiracy theory from the extreme right.
The observatory against Islamophobia requires that the rooftop42 apologize to Amina and withdraw this “discriminatory” rule from her dress-code. He clarified to try to get in touch with the owners of the bar.
Asked about these events as well as the positions of the manner of the place. the rooftop42 refers to his lawyer, Guerric Canonica. “The owners of the establishment took note of this controversy,” geneva: we refuse her access replied the latter. They have adopted the necessary measures from this day to establish the facts behind it. However, they want to specify that they have never adopted discriminatory rules as to the entry into the establishment. They apologize to the person concerned. ”
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