Fatuma Hassan has just enough rice in her near-empty cupboards to make it through the month. The anger she felt when she lost her job in May has given way to a dull, nagging hunger.
Yet this soft-spoken 22-year-old became an unlikely hero within the Somali community when she and five of her Muslim co-workers were dismissed last month from the Mission Foods tortilla factory in New Brighton, Minn., for refusing to wear a new company uniform -- a shirt and pants -- they consider a violation of their Islamic beliefs.
"For me, wearing pants is the same as being naked," Hassan said, noting the prophet Mohammed taught that men and women should not dress alike. "My culture, my religious beliefs, are more important than a uniform.
Are they more important then a loose fitting piece of clothing pulling you into a machine? You'll change your tune if you get an arm or leg ripped off by a machine that can easily do such a task. Of course, let Muslims cry "discrimination" and how the US companies need to bend over backwards to accommodate them.
But wait, it gets better:
The Mission Foods clash has also led to a lawsuit. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights group, filed a religious discrimination complaint on behalf of the women with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Oh, you want to bring a known terrorist supporting group into your argument? Well guess what? I'll counter that with supporting the company by purchasing their products. You can too at http://www.missionmenus.com
Stand up to these people who complain and want the rest of us want to be accommodating to them. They came to America, THEY need to accommodate US.
Travis
2 comments:
There are many good jobs posted on employment sites if you get fired -
http://www.realmatch.com
http://www.monster.com
http://www.simplyhired.com
Dont focus on the firing, look ahead at the new opportunities!
Can't seem to argue with that point Mr. Jennings. :)
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