University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics faces religion, race discrimination lawsuits

(Iowa City, IA)  —  The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is facing two discrimination lawsuits.  Court documents say Nourhan Abdelrahim was a student in a joint education program between the U of I and Kirkwood Community College. Abdelrahim wears a hijab as part of her religious beliefs. She says she was kicked out of her class by the course instructor for refusing to take off her hijab.  Another lawsuit filed by Faith Sang also claims discrimination due to race.  Sang says she was fired by her supervisor due to asking too many questions, when she was improperly trained due to staffing shortages.  The U-I Hospital’s request to have the cases dismissed were denied.