Are You Kdding Me? Muslim Cashiers Refuse to Ring Up Pork

If their religion is going to interfere with their work, then they'd better look for a different kind of work

like testing suicide bombing clothing for example.
 

Management offered a reasonable compromise. Leaving the job is another option.

I do seriously question the validity of the photograph though. Is that really a Target cashier?
 
All that clothing over the face and such is not required by the Quran. It is just more from various scripts they use for their lives. Not sure which asks them to dress that way but do have a link to the Quran and its verses.

http://www.submission.info/perspectives/women/dresscode.html

These verses make it clear that the intention is for Muslims of both genders to be modest in their dress and behavior. If a woman chooses to cover her hair it is fine. However, in Western society she may draw less attention to herself if she does not cover her hair, but just dresses and behaves modestly. Perhaps the issue has been confused by the fact that the Arabic word for the covering on the chest is the same word that has come to mean the hair-cover. In actuality it simply is the word for a cover, any cover, and does not imply a cover for the hair.
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Much more than this so read from the link if you care.
 
I do not believe that Target acted inappropriately. That said, I am appalled at the Islamophobia thinly disguised as humour posted on this thread. Completely unacceptable!

I agree

But I also think it's another case of people knowing what the job entails and twiddling their thumbs instead. If you are a pharmacist your job is to sell birth control as well as other prescriptions. If you're in charge of issuing marriage licenses do your job, simple as that.

And I'm not sure about the official dress code for Target but I believe employees can only cover their hair.
 
Management offered a reasonable compromise. Leaving the job is another option.

I do seriously question the validity of the photograph though. Is that really a Target cashier?

I agree, they could wear the gloves or be moved to another position in the store which is very reasonable to me. If I can't do a job due to my religious beliefs, then I apply for a different position. There was also a case I heard of where an airline employee refused to serve alcohol due to her religious beliefs....then she shoulnd't be a stewardess, IMO.

Just like the baker who discriminated against a gay couple because of his religious beliefs. I say if you are in business to serve the public, and that's how you make your money, then serve the public, don't pick and choose for religion. Keep your religious beliefs in your home, private school or church, not in a business that serves the public.

Just like that clerk who didn't want to give gay couples marriage licenses, then get out of that job if you can't respect the laws put in place due to your religious beliefs.

I wonder about the validity of not only the photo Warrigal, but the whole article. Seems like this story or one very similar has been popping up repeatedly since 2007 on the internet.

Davey, was this supposed to have just happened in October/November of 2015?

Article of interest here, about all of this. http://www.arabamericannews.com/new...of-Sharia-Law-policy-in-Dearborn-Heights.html

(2-26-2015) DEARBORN HEIGHTS— Last week a false and misleading article published by a right-wing website titled "Target surrenders to Sharia law in this sickening way" caused an uproar on social media.

The website routinely relies on pro-Christian and anti-Muslim propaganda to attract readers. The story published last week claimed that a Target in Dearborn Heights had implemented a new policy that “specifically caters to Muslim employees."

The subject of the article regarded Target management modifying their policies for Muslim employees who refused to scan pork items.

"The retailer notes that some Muslim cashiers had refused to scan products like bacon because it would interfere with their religious beliefs,” part of the article stated. “Reportedly, Muslim employees would ask other cashiers and coworkers to ring up the purchases. Some even went as far as asking the customers to scan the items themselves."

The article also quoted an alleged Target employee who claimed management moved Muslim employees off cashier duties to comply with their demands.

"They told all of us who don’t touch pork to go to the sales floor. They didn’t really say why. They just said it was a new policy.”
The article also allegedly quoted a Target spokeswoman who confirmed the policy change occurred. However, according to our sources, that “spokeswoman” hasn't worked for Target for several years.

A local Muslim resident who worked at the Target in Dearborn Heights was also photographed without her consent for the website’s article. The woman told The Arab American News that the story is fabricated and the photo used was taken years ago without her knowledge.

She also said she worked at the Target for a number of years and that neither she nor other employees ever had an issue “scanning pork items.”

In a statement to The Arab American News, Target corporation also denied that such policies exist for Muslims.

“Based on conversations with our team, we have no reason to believe the incident, as described, took place,” said Evan Lapiska, a representative for Target’s Media Relations department.

Despite the over-the-top claims made in the online story, the article was shared across social media and caused an uproar among conservative readers. Dearborn and Dearborn Heights are already falsely believed by some to be following “Sharia Law” in order to cater to its large Muslim population. This latest false report added more fuel to the fire.

Local Muslim residents were also left confused by the story. The general consensus was that the “Muslim employee” in the story overplayed the religion’s stance about handling pork.

Local Imams told The Arab American News that Muslims are allowed to scan and sell pork products if they work for an establishment that requires them to do so. It would only be forbidden by the religion if it's a Muslim business owner who runs an establishment and serves pork products.
 
I do not believe that Target acted inappropriately. That said, I am appalled at the Islamophobia thinly disguised as humour posted on this thread. Completely unacceptable!

I agree

But I also think it's another case of people knowing what the job entails and twiddling their thumbs instead. If you are a pharmacist your job is to sell birth control as well as other prescriptions. If you're in charge of issuing marriage licenses do your job, simple as that.

And I'm not sure about the official dress code for Target but I believe employees can only cover their hair.

The Targets I have been into had red colored vests for the employees to wear. Walmart has blue colored vests for their people.
 
I got this from a "TellMeNOW" website on facebook,I usually don't bother with this crap but this one was interesting.
NOW....I think that photo was a fake, I don't believe Target would let a cashier be totally covered up with just eyes showing.
And if they did I'm outta that store.
 
A point some people miss is that veiling is a choice. Some women feel more comfortable with it or their husbands or family push for it. It isn't required, only that your hair, arms, and legs covered. But the same can be said for Orthodox Jewish. Traditionally women wore wigs or hair covering in public. Now the only women who still observe that are usually in ultra orthodox communities.
 
I do not believe that Target acted inappropriately. That said, I am appalled at the Islamophobia thinly disguised as humour posted on this thread. Completely unacceptable!

I agree

But I also think it's another case of people knowing what the job entails and twiddling their thumbs instead. If you are a pharmacist your job is to sell birth control as well as other prescriptions. If you're in charge of issuing marriage licenses do your job, simple as that.

And I'm not sure about the official dress code for Target but I believe employees can only cover their hair.

I completely agree. Surely, if one accepts a job as a cashier in a store that sells meat, one could foresee that customers might buy pork.
 

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