PARIS, December 17 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - A French Court issued a ruling Tuesday, December 17, ordering the return of a hijab-wearing Muslim woman to her work in a French firm.

The Muslim woman was fired because of wearing the Islamic hair cover.

The court also ordered the company to pay Dalila Tahiri back her monthly salary since the date she was fired, and fined the firm one thousand euros for unjustified dismissal of the employee.

A veteran lawyer and expert in immigration cases described the court verdict as a precedent, asserting that in case of any similar firing of hijab-wearing women, the lawyers would base their defense on this case.

Dalila's lawyer stressed that the September 11 attacks on the United States had influenced the people's ability to tolerate Islamic traditions.

This raises questions on whether the company, which had before allowed Muslim women to wear hijab or the Islamic headscarf, had changed hearts after the 9-11 attacks.

Dalila, a 30-year-old woman of Algerian origin, told the French TV after the court hearing that men and women were equals and that women should be allowed to work and share in society development.

The French company had fired Dalila, who had been wearing her hijab for over eight years, after she refused to take it off.