A Heathrow shop worker has claimed a rise in Islamic fundamentalism at the ariport from where she was sacked from her job in the World Duty Free shop at Terminal 3.
Nohad Halawi, a Christian, told a Court of Appeal that harassment from her Muslim colleagues led to her dismissal from the job she had held for 13 years.
She said she and other Christian staff were victims of "systematic harassment" but claimed that management was unwilling to stand up to this because they were afraid of being labeled Islamophobic.
Ms Halawi was dismissed after a Muslim colleague allegedly overheard a conversation she was having and thought she had criticised Islam. Following an internal investigation she was dismissed in July 2011.
However, her claim of unlawful religious discrimination was rejected by an employment tribunal in 2012, and also by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in October last year as she was employed via a limited company she had set up.
With the support of the Christian Legal Centre, she is challenging the EAT decision in the Court of Appeal.
The appeal judges reserved judgment to a later date.
