I’ll Pass On The Sharia Law Thanks
By Aidan Maconachy Some Muslim taxi drivers operating out of Minneapolis-St Paul international airport have been refusing service to passengers who are transporting alcohol. Passengers with dogs (in most instances service dogs), have also been refused on the grounds that dogs are considered “unclean” under Islamic law. A flight attendant, Eva Buzek, tried to get a cab after a flight from France. She was carrying wine purchased en-route and was refused a ride by five drivers in a row. These discriminatory practices on the part of the drivers were given a religious legitimacy of sorts when the Minnesota chapter of the Muslim American Society issued a fatwa (religious edict), prohibiting drivers from transporting passengers carrying alcohol. Muslim rules and regs have no place in a taxi business that depends upon the custom of the general public, the vast majority of which has no dealing whatever with laws and taboos of this type. These prohibitions are more suited to societies that enforce the tenets of Sharia law, such as Saudi Arabia. The fact that these drivers happen to be Muslim is beside the point. I would state the same objection if it was evangelical drivers refusing passengers a ride on the basis of some Christian taboo. The main concern is that the drivers in question are attempting to insinuate their religious values into a straight forward commercial transaction. Their customers simply want the freedom to travel from A to B for a fare without having to offer up obeisance to Islamic religious law. Grounds for refusing a customer a taxi ride should only relate to safety concerns. An intoxicated individual on roller blades, transporting a large boa constrictor would be an obvious case in point. Officials have asked the Metropolitan Airport Commission for permission to hold public hearings on a proposal that would result in the suspension or removal of driver’s airport licenses for refusing service for reasons other than safety concerns. Sooner the better. Aidan Maconachy is a freelance writer and artist based in Ontario. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Aidan_Maconachy http://EzineArticles.com/?Ill-Pass-On-The-Sharia-Law-Thanks&id=406159 phentermine online consultation online pharmacies for phentermine order phentermine by cod phentermine online doctor approval
