Muslim cabbies refusing the blind and drinkers (Australia)

News.com.au website ^ | October 08, 2006 | Lincoln Wright and Ian Haberfield

[Fred Nerks]

There are about 2000 Muslims among drivers of Melbourne's 10,000 taxis. Many are from countries with strict Islamic teachings about "unclean" dogs and the evils of alcohol.

[Fred Nerks]

Curious...are you guys having the same problem in the US?

[wimpycat]

MUSLIM taxi drivers are refusing to carry blind passengers with their guide dogs or anyone carrying alcohol.

Well, in animal-loving, beer-swilling Australia, that ought to win them lots of support....hmph!

[ExTexasRedhead]

IMO, they would feel more at home if they left Australia and immigrated to Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and thereabouts. Why are these people coming to countries where they dislike the culture? Bye, bye.

[ozoneliar]

Mr Sach said the problem was often reversed and that Muslim drivers suffered discrimination from passengers who abused them for being "terrorists".

Typical ploy. Deflect legitimate criticism by pointing out something that the other party is doing.

[Just A Nobody]

are you guys having the same problem in the US?

YES! There was just a thread about airport cabbys in Minneapolis, MN doing the same thing.

Co-ordinated???

[lesser_satan]

Yes.

[ConservativeStatement]

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=66888

[ARE SOLE]

I like the proposed idea of having a special light on the cab to mark it as driven by someone from the religion of intolerance. Then we always travel with a bottle of wine and bump thier arses to the back of the cab line every single time. For fun.

Regards.

[Cementjungle]

IMO, they would feel more at home if they left Australia and immigrated to Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and thereabouts. Why are these people coming to countries where they dislike the culture? Bye, bye.

Because they hope to someday be in charge in these newer countries and replace the current cultures with their own stone-age culture.

[Just A Nobody]

Why are these people coming to countries where they dislike the culture?

WORLD DOMINATION!

"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth."
-CAIR chairman, Omar M. Ahmad (as reported by the San Ramon Valley Herald in July 1998)

“Once we are here, our mission in this country is to change it. ... There is no way for Muslims to be violent in America, no way. We have other means to do it..."
-Abdulrahman Alamoudi, 1996 at an Islamic conference in Chicago
-Abdulrahman Alamoudi served in the 1990s as State’s goodwill ambassador to Muslim countries
(In 2004 Alamoudi was sentenced to a 23-year prison sentence for violating anti-terrorism sanctions, including a plot to kill the Saudi ruler.)

[lesser_satan]

The Metro Airports Commision has reportedly scrapped the Muzzy-light idea due to massive citizen outrage, and is working on something else. Apparently even in leftist Minneapolis this has gone too far.

[Ready4Freddy]

As apt a description of terrorism as I've seen lately. ;>)

"But it's a high turnover industry and it's hard to capture everyone."

[CremeSaver]

Why are we allowing people who want to change our culture in? This needs to stop now before their numbers make it impossible to do anything.

P.S. Doesn't like dogs? What kind of people are these muslims?

[Leisler]

They have a public license. No service public, no license.

[LibWhacker]

Are Brits having problems transporting black pudding (which recipe generally calls for copious quantities of fresh pig's blood)?

[Disambiguator]

Dogs, like pigs, are considered unclean animals to Muslims.

[Ready4Freddy]

Jealous. They can't stand to see dogs lick their privates.

Doesn't like dogs? What kind of people are these muslims?

[SandRat]

Not yet that we've heard. Simple solution pulll their Cab permit. As your PM said Assimilate or Clear Off!

[Fred Nerks]

"Co-ordinated???"

Without a doubt!



"One driving force behind the move to accommodate the drivers' beliefs is the Minnesota Chapter of the Muslim American Society.

MAS was founded by U.S. members of the Muslim Brotherhood, which promotes the spread of Islamic influence through political parties and militant groups in the Middle East. MAS members say they do not promote violence."

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=66888