Posted on 11/13/2006 11:19:34 AM PST by LibWhacker
A company boss insulted a manager over her decision to convert to Islam, an industrial tribunal has heard.
Caroline Elgedawy was allegedly humiliated in front of other directors from Lincoln-based property firm Hanover Park Commercial.
The tribunal heard that chief executive Andy Halstead became abusive over her decision to eat only halal meat.
Mr Halstead told the Nottingham tribunal he did not make the comments at a company Christmas party.
Mrs Elgedawy, 32, who earned £52,000-a-year as head of business information and strategy at the firm, converted to Islam after marrying her Egyptian husband Reda, the tribunal heard.
Abusive outburst
Sitting with managers at the directors' table, Mr Halstead is alleged to have become abusive in describing her eating Halal meat as "pathetic".
He is then alleged to have said that fewer British Muslims were needed not more.
"I was totally disgusted by his behaviour. He had completely humiliated me," Mrs Elgedawy told the hearing.
She told the tribunal she felt bullied by colleagues after she made an official complaint.
She claimed bonuses due to her were not paid in full and the use of a company pool car was withdrawn.
Mrs Elgedawy claimed her salary was cut back to £40,000 when she told bosses she would no longer be able to work the unpaid overtime she had previously.
The company denies the allegations.
The hearing continues.
Guess it wasn't 'unpaid' then.
Her submission to islam and her muslim husband is okay, but she'll be damned if she's going to submit to some lousy infidel humiliating her. She's mad and she's not going to take it anymore...except from her husband and every other muslim male.
Lawsuits are the Islam way. Sue people in to submission. When that doesnt work, cut off their heads!
Sounds quite a bit like Mrs Elgedawy converted to Islam for the purpose of becoming a whiney victim.
Oh, the horror of that statement. I would be damaged goods after hearing that too. Yep, total toast. /sarc
We know very well which way the hearing will go in this age of political correctness.
The best the company can hope for is a judgment of a couple of years' salary and the right to fire her. But they may very well get stuck with her for life. Next thing she'll be wearing a hijab to work, no doubt.
Toughen up, you wimp.
I suspect she has some really nasty surprises coming soon in her marriage.
Give her a transfer to Saudi Arabia.
Good point. She doesn't mind being humiliated or she wouldn't have converted to islam and married a head chopper.
No, sounds like she went off on holiday, got a little brown lovin', got her groove back, and it's f***ed with her head. I mean it.
Or joined the harem of a wife beater!
"Mrs Elgedawy claimed her salary was cut back to £40,000 when she told bosses she would no longer be able to work the unpaid overtime she had previously.
The company denies the allegations..."
Yup, she would lose hence some bogus accusation.
Sitting with managers at the directors' table, Mr Halstead is alleged to have become abusive in describing her eating Halal meat as "pathetic".
Thats a weird insult. Sure you can make fun of her for converting but pathetic for eating Halal meat?? Maybe their is more to the insult than what is posted here. Her boss needs a comedy writer to come up with better insults.
"Lawsuits are the Islam way"
?? 95% of the world's lawsuits are American.
He had completely humiliated me," Mrs Elgedawy told the hearing.
Wait until she reads what it says in the company dress code about burkhas...
Why was a Muslim at a Christmas party? I don't go to Eid parties.
So Christians did not hunt her down and kill her outright...?
http://www.domini.org/openbook/pal20030729.htm
Yeah, but muslim "Stone the Women to Death" Hoedowns are to die for!
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