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| Muslim police chef claims religious discrimination over sausage and bacon breakfasts |
| 2008-11-02 |
| A Muslim chef employed by the Metropolitan Police is launching a discrimination claim after he was asked to cook pork sausages and bacon. Hasanali Khoja is accusing the force of religious discrimination after it refused to guarantee in his contract that he would be excused from handling pork products. The case is the latest in a series of discrimination rows which have engulfed the force, contributing to the resignation of Sir Ian Blair as commissioner last month as well as the suspension in September of Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, Britain's most senior Muslim officer, who claims he has suffered racial discrimination. Mr Khoja is being supported by the National Black Police Association, which has urged potential recruits not to join the Met, because of "racism" within the force. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #13 Seems to me that preparing food for the infidels is giving them aid and comfort and therefore, quite unislamic. Never mind the fact that the pig, as Homer says, is a wonderful, magical animal. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-11-02 19:17 |
| #12 The beauty is that if they had not given him that job he could have sued them for not giving him a job based on his religion. Doesn't matter what the Koran says, it matters what they say their religion tells them (which is notoriously flexible these days). It's a beautiful move and I expect the Metropolitian police to be on a vegan diet within a year when they realize they have been checkmated by multiculturalism. Next step will be to ban sack lunches. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-11-02 17:01 |
| #11 sumbitch should be deported |
| Posted by: Jimmy Dean 2008-11-02 14:22 |
| #10 Drawing a line in the sand at pork sausages while giving way to Sharia throughout large swaths of territory doesn't exactly make sense. Damn straight mate! The line should be drawn at steak & kidney pie! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-11-02 14:01 |
| #9 The problem's not the cooking, now is it? Assimilation works both ways. Drawing a line in the sand at pork sausages while giving way to Sharia throughout large swaths of territory doesn't exactly make sense. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2008-11-02 12:38 |
| #8 “Mr. Khoja…also sits on a Food Standards Agency advisory committee on Muslim issues.” Hasanali: “The Food Standards Agency advisory committee on Muslim issues meeting will now come to order. Please set your pagers and phones to vibrate… Achmed…please read the minutes from our last meeting.” Achmed : “First…the committee, once again, voted unanimously that cooking pork sausages and bacon is strictly forbidden and therefore is considered religious discrimination. We then had a majority consensus that the paper placemats at McDonald’s restaurants had offensive cartoons and therefore is also considered religious discrimination. After that, we all agreed that the billboards for Famous Daves Ribs have offensive cartoons of a pig in a chef hat and is really considered religious discrimination. After that, the committee voted to advise solicitor Khalid Sofi to begin immediate proceedings for a lawsuit and bring an end to this awful humiliation. And finally, the committee couldn’t agree on the question that if one breaks wind shortly after lunch if one has to wash his feet and genitals before prayer... or just his feet.” Hasanali: “Hmmm…yes Achmed…that is a perplexing one…perhaps further prayer is needed on that issue. Anything else? Nope? Allrighty then…go in peace.” |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2008-11-02 12:23 |
| #7 I assume that he will get away with it. Sigh. When will they ever learn? |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-11-02 11:08 |
| #6 Actually all the Koran says is that the flesh of swine is forbidden to eat. It also exempts the faithful if there is nothing else available. No one is forcing him to eat anything. "Forbidden to you for food are: carrion, blood, the flesh of swine and that on... But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, God is indeed oft-forgiving most merciful |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-11-02 10:28 |
| #5 Ah yes, diversity. All hail diversity. (HT to Denny Wilson aka Grouchy Old Cripple) |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2008-11-02 09:25 |
| #4 Deport him and his family after he has been sent down for insubordination. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2008-11-02 08:01 |
| #3 What century is it now? |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2008-11-02 07:47 |
| #2 Why am i not suprised... |
| Posted by: Oztralian 2008-11-02 03:21 |
| #1 Maybe, they should have offered to do an honor killing for him or just offered a 8 year old bride. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous58397 2008-11-02 01:14 |