Posted on 03/10/2005 2:40:02 PM PST by ambrose
DELL fires 30 Muslims over workplace prayer
Muslim civil rights group calls for rehiring, offers mediation
by OfficialWire NewsDesk
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (OfficialWire) -- 03/10/05 -- A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on Dell Computers to rehire 30 Muslims workers allegedly fired from a plant in Tennessee for seeking to perform religiously-mandated prayers in the workplace. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) also offered to help the company and its employees reach a mutually-agreeable solution to the dispute.
CAIR said the workers were fired from a Dell facility in Nashville, Tenn., after they sought to perform the Islamic "Maghrib" prayer each day after sunset. (While the window of opportunity to perform the other four daily Islamic prayers, the sunset prayer is tied to a particular time of day and therefore requires greater flexibility and creativity on the part of employers and workers. Muslims pray each day after the break of dawn, at midday, in the afternoon, at sunset, and in the evening.)
"Given sufficient goodwill on the part of all those involved, both the employees' legal right to reasonable religious accommodation and the employer's right to maintain smooth operations in the workplace can be maintained," said CAIR Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar.
In a letter sent today to Dell President and CEO Kevin B. Rollins, Iftikhar asked that the Muslim workers be rehired pending resolution of the issues involved. He said CAIR staffers who have experience dealing with workplace religious accommodation are available to act as mediators between the Muslim workers and Dell.
CAIR publishes a booklet, called "An Employer's Guide to Islamic Religious Practices," designed to prevent just such incidents. The booklet is available by emailing pubs@cair-net.org. (Include name, address and phone number when requesting the booklet.) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires an employer to accommodate religious practices unless it causes an "undue hardship."
The Washington-based group has 31 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
Posted 3/10/2005 2:48 PM
I'll have a pint. Bring me now and order another one for later. Strength is what I need.
A whole truck full AND a house? You must be after something big, my good fellow. Chief of Security Police is gone, but you could still have the running of the Department of The Promotion of Virtue and the Elimination of Vice. Be quick. Applications close in half an hour.
ping
Accomodation of reasonable requests is one thing. What you gonna do when a satanist wants time sliced out of the schedule so he can go sacrifice a baby or small animal for his beliefs?
I mean, it's off the wall; but, the more they push, the more seems 'reasonable' to libs. There are limits.
They do software testing. They all have 4 year degrees or more in Computer Science or Information Systems and several years of experience. All started around 60K.
"It's a cult. A mind-numbing, kow-towing with your rear in the air, group-think cult.
They are like rats conditioned to react a certain way to a bell. Howling 'call to prayer'= grovel on the ground.
Try to stop a rat from perfoming it's conditioned response. It goes crazy.
Islam= a mind controlling cult. It's a disease upon humanity."
A billion person cult, very scary.
Thanks for the info - hadn't heard of that before. Still, I'm not sure what the big deal is - Dell made a mistake, admitted they made a mistake, apologized, and gave the guy they inconvenienced a free computer.
A dingo told me to do it? Do you think that'll fly?
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Maybe if you said it ate your baby...
sorry..couldn't let it go : )
Well, heck! You should've asked around here. I've seen several threads where Freeper IT Pros were pounding the pavement. I'd do it for 60K if I were out of work. I thought you were going to say something like 25K and I was going to tell you to pull your head out of your ***
Since 1992 when I got out of the Army, I've worked for TWO tech companies - first one for three years and this one for almost 10. I also do software testing. Wouldn't trade it for the world.
ping
I'm just as angry about this as you are, but unfortunately, crime or no crime, the Mufti is in South Africa and what ever he's done is probably out of US jurisdiction.
While the net offers him protection, it also offers us the chance to expose his cult and its taquiyya.
Sorry I took so long to respond, Great Leader (A Guinness be in Front of you!), perhaps I could be the Avatar of the Brewery?
In charge of all alcoholic beverages; the production, distribution and consumption of. Done.
You will naturally need a palace of your own and several hundred concubines.
Please complete the application form below:
Palace:
How many rooms..........In which country................
Concubines:
How many.........fat or skinny..........hair colour.....
Your Name..............Address...........Age.............
Please complete and return immediately with Application Fee attached. Cash Only. $US1 Million.
ROFL!
That delivery of the sainted stout is only the down payment, I trust.
Our Leader must be kept whole with the proper nutrients.
I expect, as treasurer, a delivery of same post haste.
;-)
We haven't even appointed someone to guide our spiritual needs and already the Treasurer and the Avatar of Alcoholic Beverages (who hasn't found the time to complete his application form) are already into graft and corrution looking for bribes and what-have-you. Don't any of you realise that until such time as you all pay your membership fees your Great Leader can't build your palaces or provide you with slaves? What kind of a cult do you think I am running here? A freeking charity? Hey? Just you wait, you either fall into line or the Chief of Security Police (I gave that job to Jan, 'cos she's got the experience) will come after you and shake you down until you cry Uncle so loud even the Imam (Dark Skies, are you available?) will hear you and pity you. Now hear this: The first Rule the Middle rule and the Last rule is: All Graft Must Be Fully and Clearly Documented.
You give the money to me. And then you wait for a receipt!
Palace:
How many rooms....25......In which country.......Ireland..
Concubines:
How many.........fat or skinny.yes......hair colour.mix..
Your Name....FD.......Address...NJ.....Age....Yes.....
Please complete and return immediately with Application Fee attached. Cash Only. $US1 Million.
As for the cash, I'm just waiting for the Lottery Drawing tonight...BTW, my wife doesn't have to know, does she?
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