Do you think a non Muslim can ask a Muslim woman to remove her hijab?

Yes, but you have not answered the original question!

If you are asking about the headscarf that only covers the hair, then no one has the right to tell her to remove it. If you are referring to the Burqah, then yes she should have to remove it only for identification purposes. For example if she was to be pulled over by a cop, she must show her face. I believe its not fair for him to ask her to remove the scarf. If she wears it, it resembles her religion and it in no way offends the secretary. Unless he has a specific, just reason as to why he needed to see her hair, then he may have a point. As a Christian might wear the cross, a Muslim woman would wear the scarf. I don’t think anyone would go around telling a Christian to remove the cross so they can talk to the person as telling a Muslim to remove the scarf.

In a way it is disrespectful because he has no right to tell her to remove it. The hijab is a piece of cloth that basically covers the hair only. Identification is not an issue. As I said, there must be a solid reason for him to ask her to remove it. I don’t believe there are any because she is not masking her identity.

as i said, not disrespectful… in the end we are all brothers and sisters born under the same sky, more people should consider this a religion ;)

Well as a Muslim i will say it was disrespectful. If she was wearing Hijab then she shouldn’t remove her Hijab even to a Muslim. To talk with a woman one doesn’t need to remove Hijab. So in my opinion it was disrespectful

Remember it’s not about Muslim or non-Muslim. A Muslim woman shouldn’t remove Hijab to a Unknown Muslim person as well. We should Respect the activity of other religion