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| Woman loses fight to wear cross | Woman loses fight to wear cross |
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| A British Airways (BA) employee has lost her fight to openly wear a cross necklace at work at Heathrow. | A British Airways (BA) employee has lost her fight to openly wear a cross necklace at work at Heathrow. |
| Nadia Eweida, 55, of Twickenham, has been on unpaid leave since her bosses told her she could not visibly wear her cross at the check-in counter. | |
| She lost her appeal against the decision by BA when she met with the airline bosses on Monday morning. | She lost her appeal against the decision by BA when she met with the airline bosses on Monday morning. |
| BA denied it had banned the wearing of crosses and said Ms Eweida had a right to a second appeal. | BA denied it had banned the wearing of crosses and said Ms Eweida had a right to a second appeal. |
| It is important to wear it to express my faith Nadia Eweida It said its uniform policy stated that such items could be worn if concealed underneath the uniform. | |
| Nadia Eweida said she was effectively "forced" to take unpaid leave after refusing to conceal the symbol. | |
| Ms Eweida said during Monday's meeting British Airways told her it respected her faith and accepted the cross was not jewellery, but would be standing by its original decision. | |
| She added: "I am fairly disappointed but I'm looking forward to the next stage because the cross is important and the truth will be revealed. | |
| "It is important to wear it to express my faith so that other people will know that Jesus loves them." | |
| Ms Eweida said people of other faiths were allowed to wear visible religious symbols such as headscarves and she wanted to be allowed to do the same. |