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Tribunal Rejects Zara Saiyed’s Discrimination Claim Over Flag Badge

7/1/2026

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The employment tribunal dismissed all of Zara Saiyed’s discrimination claims, finding no evidence of racial or religious bias.
The dispute began after Saiyed displayed a Palestinian flag badge on her lanyard in November 2023, weeks after the Hamas attacks.
Heathrow Airport conducted repeated investigations and met with Saiyed multiple times, while the tribunal dismissed her allegations of airport complicity in killing Palestinian babies and a withheld Ramadan video as unsubstantiated.

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The employment tribunal dismissed all of Zara Saiyed’s discrimination claims, finding no evidence of racial or religious bias.
The dispute began after Saiyed displayed a Palestinian flag badge on her lanyard in November 2023, weeks after the Hamas attacks.
Heathrow Airport conducted repeated investigations and met with Saiyed multiple times, while the tribunal dismissed her allegations of airport complicity in killing Palestinian babies and a withheld Ramadan video as unsubstantiated.