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jody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-30-08 05:14 PM
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Question re McDonald’s versus the Muslim religion and hijab versus bacon?
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Dearborn McDonald's sued by 2 Muslim women
"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.

I understand the issue with wearing a hijab but why would people who are apparently such devout believers not also object to working with pork products as bacon in McDonald’s products?
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  -Question re McDonald’s versus the Muslim religion and hijab versus bacon? jody  Jul-30-08 05:14 PM   #0 
  - It's the only hilal McDonalds in the US.  knitter4democracy   Jul-30-08 05:25 PM   #1 
  - is it a safety concern?  JerseygirlCT   Jul-31-08 08:24 AM   #10 
     - There are sport-style hijabs, though.  knitter4democracy   Jul-31-08 08:47 AM   #12 
        - Didn't know that!  JerseygirlCT   Jul-31-08 11:09 AM   #13 
           - I used to teach high school.  knitter4democracy   Jul-31-08 12:20 PM   #14 
  - Because they don't eat the pork products?  Bornaginhooligan   Jul-30-08 05:25 PM   #2 
  - But as employees, I assume they would be treated as others and be required to touch pork products  jody   Jul-30-08 05:29 PM   #3 
     - Does Islam...  Bornaginhooligan   Jul-30-08 05:51 PM   #5 
        - Interesting point re the Jewish religion. I hope some DUer will answer your question. n/t  jody   Jul-30-08 06:02 PM   #6 
        - It would be odd if it was a Jew who follows laws of kashrut  MrWiggles   Jul-31-08 12:24 PM   #15 
  - Extorting big bucks from McD is a lot easier than actually working.  fl410   Jul-30-08 05:35 PM   #4 
  - Please read the whole story.  knitter4democracy   Jul-30-08 10:11 PM   #7 
     - Maybe a man who works at that restaurant could wear a hijab for one week...  Boojatta   Jul-30-08 10:13 PM   #8 
        - Or perhaps a keffiyeh?  knitter4democracy   Jul-30-08 10:17 PM   #9 
  - As hard as it is to keep hair out of food  cosmik debris   Jul-31-08 08:45 AM   #11 
  - o lord, free us from monotheism.  maxsolomon   Jul-31-08 02:55 PM   #16 
  - I'm thinking it had to do with loose cloth maybe being a danger  Marrah_G   Jul-31-08 04:51 PM   #17 
 

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