Don't you realise this could create harassment against Muslims.

I've heard Bashir Mann has made a strong protest against this ruling.

Ed


--- In AntiRacismUK@..., "w.raynolds" <w.raynolds@...>
wrote:
>
> I see it as giving an example of how to have good race relations.
The
> Express sees it as an opportunity to stir up discontent. It's the
> sort of journalism that could easily lead to harassment. Daily
Express
> DOCTORS GIVE IN TO MUSLIMS
> Monday August 13,2007
> By Tom Fullerton
> Have your say(8) <http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/comments/add/16309>
>
> DOCTORS and health workers have been banned from eating lunch at
their
> desks - in case it offends their Muslim colleagues.
>
> Health chiefs believe the sight of food will upset Muslim workers
when
> they are celebrating the religious festival Ramadan.
>
> The lunch trolley is also to be wheeled out of bounds as the 30-day
fast
> begins next month.
>
> But staff and politicians branded the move political correctness
gone
> mad and warned that it was a step too far.
>
> Bill Aitken, the Scottish Conservative justice spokesman,
said: "This
> advice, well-meaning as it may be, is total nonsense.
>
> "It is the sort of thing that can stir up resentment rather than
result
> in good relations."
>
> The new guidance comes in the wake of the failed terror attacks on
> Glasgow and the death of suspect Kafeel Ahmed, 27.
>
> Health chiefs in Lothian and Glasgow will give all employees time
off to
> pray and to celebrate Eid, which marks the end of Ramadan.
>
> But Greater Glasgow and Clyde as well as Lothian NHS boards also
issued
> the advice, warning workers not to take working lunches, and said
all
> vending machines should be removed from areas where Muslims work.
>
> One senior consultant said: "What next? Are we going to have advice
on
> how to deal with Catholics during Lent?
> "This kind of thing does more harm than good."
>
> The guidance, which was sent round many organisations, was produced
by
> Glasgow consultancy Meem, which advises on Muslim issues and counts
the
> Scottish Parliament among its clients.
>
>
>
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