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  • No ham for Christmas: Muslim menu for WA hospital

    12/17/2005 9:01:21 PM PST · by LibWhacker · 94 replies · 1,954+ views
    Sunday Times (Australia) ^ | 12/18/05 | Trevor Paddenburg
    By TREVOR PADDENBURG 18dec05 A WA hospital has scrubbed baked ham from its Christmas menu, fearing Muslim patients could be offended. It has also overhauled its entire menu so that all meals are now halal – containing only meat and other food prepared according to Muslim customs. But Port Hedland Regional Hospital staff and many non-Muslim patients are outraged, saying it is a case of political correctness gone mad. Kitchen staff are so angry that they have organised a petition demanding ham be put back on the Christmas menu. Other WA hospitals are also introducing halal dining, though the Health...