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Article #5649Re: Michigan Muslims want special treatment> sue McDonalds
From: Possum...the American Marsupial
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:37
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:37
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On Aug 13, 8:10 am, wis...@yahoo.com wrote: > On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:08:20 -0700 (PDT), repo <kcajy...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > > >http://patdollard.com/2008/07/dearborn-mcdonalds-sued-by-2-muslim-women/ > > >Women say manager insulted them, refused them jobs because of their > >traditional Islamic dress. > >Gregg Krupa ( The Detroit News) > > >DEARBORN — Two Muslim women say the manager of a McDonald’s restaurant > >refused to hire them and insulted them during job interviews because > >they wear traditional Islamic dress. > > >Toi Whitfield, 20, of Detroit, and Quiana Pugh, 25, of Dearborn, filed > >a lawsuit Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court against McDonald’s, > >the owner of the local franchise and its unnamed manager. Their > >representative said they are considering filing civil rights > >complaints with the federal and state governments. > > >“I applied for the McDonald’s position maybe two weeks ago and he > >simply (told me) I had to make a choice and remove my hijab, or I > >would not be able to establish employment there,” Pugh said. “When I > >walked away, I was definitely hurt by it and disturbed. I was confused > >that it could happen here in Dearborn, with so many Muslims.” > > >Hijab is an Arabic word meaning “cover.” It refers to traditional > >Islamic dress, intended to encourage modesty, in which women often > >cover everything but the hands and face. > > >Finley Management Inc., which runs the franchise, said in a statement > >it has not been notified of the lawsuit. > > >“Finley Management has a strict policy prohibiting any form of > >discrimination with regard to race, gender, religion or national > >origin, in hiring, or in any other aspect of employment,” the > >statement read. “We would caution anyone from jumping to conclusions > >without having all the facts.” > > And just why are we allowing 70,000 muslims to enter America each > year? The American Eagle, the only bird that craps in it's own nest. > > ted- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - WHAT Does This Have To Do With TX.GUNS??? Please stop posting this useless off topic noise to TX.Guns. Thank You in Advance for your cooperation, Kevin S.
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