Posted on 09/15/2008 6:45:51 AM PDT by forkinsocket
Omar Fikri, 42, said he was so offended by the card he destroyed it after showing it to his wife.
He told the hearing that although it was meant as a joke, his co-workers knew he was sensitive about being labelled an extremist after the terrorist attacks on London and America.
He also told the hearing that co-worker Sam Low called his praying "disgusting" when Mr Fikri failed to answer the phone while praying at his desk.
Mr Fikri, who worked as a £30,000-a-year software programmer for international freight company Davies Turner, in Dartford, Kent, is claiming discrimination on the grounds of race and religious beliefs.
He was sacked in April this year following an investigation into his conduct. He refused a £20,000 'termination package', claiming he was dismissed because he had started proceedings against the firm and complained "too much".
He said: "Had I been white and Christian I would not have been dismissed."
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he had started proceedings against the firm and complained "too much".
Correct, because you probably wouldn't have been exhibiting unacceptable behaviors.
Sounds to me that Mr. Fikri did not like to work.
Its horribly unfair to treat a person as a potential terrorist just because they are Muslim.
His co-workers are just lucky that he didn’t plant an IED in the office, or cut off their heads for insulting Islam.
So no evidence? Case dismissed.
“His co-workers are just lucky that he didn’t plant an IED in the office, or cut off their heads for insulting Islam.”
Give him time — the day is not over yet. Would “honor” killing be justified in this case?
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