Hyderabad, June 12 -- A Muslim man was allegedly denied a job interview due to his religion, with the recruiter's blunt text saying, "He is Muslim, so we are not interested."

A law student, Mohammed Ameen, took to LinkedIn to recount a "shocking" incident where his friend was denied an opportunity to sit in an interview because he was a Muslim.

"He wasn't denied a job!!!! Actually he was denied an interview opportunity itself because he is a Muslim," Ameen wrote.

What was even more shocking to him was that the recruiters didn't try to conceal their prejudices under corporate language, but clearly relayed them over text. "There was no 'your profile doesn't match our requirements,' no 'we found a more suitable candidate.' The reason was ...