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  • Muslim prisoners sue for millions after they were offered ham sandwiches for Ramadan

    10/26/2007 12:35:52 PM PDT · by pitinkie · 58 replies · 1,939+ views
    Daily Mail ^ | 26th October 2007 | PAUL SIMS
    Scores of Muslim inmates at a high security prison are set to launch a multi-million pound claim for compensation after they were offered ham sandwiches during the holy month of Ramadan. They say their human rights were breached when they were given a special nightly menu - drawn up to recognise their specific dietary requirements - by officers at HMP Leeds last month. More than 200 Muslim inmates at the jail are believed to have been offered the meat which is strictly forbidden by Islam. The sandwich was one of three options on the menu card which was created to...