A British convert to Islam who claims she was ordered to remove her hijab at work is claiming she was racially discriminated against because she is white. Aisha Amalou, described in legal papers as a “caucasian female who converted to Islam many years ago”, is attempting to win damages from a care home company over allegations a manager insisted she was “not even a Muslim”. She alleges a colleague at the Lochleven Care Home in Broughty Ferry, where she was employed as a care assistant, repeatedly ordered her to remove the head covering and dismissed her pleas that she wore it for religious reasons. Ms Amalou, 33, claims she then sought to raise the issue with a manager, Kim McLaughlin. However, it is alleged Ms McLaughlin revealed that she was the one who had given the order for the hijab to be taken off. It is alleged that another manager, Scott Bland, sacked Ms Amalou on Mar 1 because she suffered a panic attack at work and because of the “hijab issue”. Mr Bland is said to have told Ms Amalou “toddle-oo” in a “mocking tone” after firing her. Ms Amalou, who was born and raised in Scotland, is taking...