DAR AL HARB - U.S.A. - MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN: MINNESOTA SOMALI MOSLEM JIHAD IS SPREADING TO WISCONSIN & C.A.I.R. IS RIGHT THERE TO TRUMPET IT

MN MUSLIMS FIRED IN WI OVER WORKPLACE PRAYER

CAIR-MN seeks investigation, reasonable religious accommodation(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 4/2/07) - The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called for an investigation of the alleged firing of Muslim employees at a chicken processing plant in Wisconsin who wanted to offer religiously-mandated prayers in the workplace.

CAIR-MN says two workers were fired and three others quit in protest last night at the Gold'n Plump Poultry plant in Arcadia, Wis. The workers are all of Somali heritage and live in nearby Minnesota.The workers told CAIR that the dispute centered on a "floating break" used to offer their break-of-dawn (fajr) prayer, one of five daily Islamic prayers. They say the company had accommodated the prayers with a floating break for at least the past several months, but issued a new policy last Friday that forced the workers to choose between their religious practices and their jobs.

Each of the workers contacted by CAIR says the processing line was never shut down while the prayers took place. They said that when the Muslim workers offered their prayers, employees of other faiths filled in for them, and when those workers took their break, the Muslims worked to keep the line moving.CAIR's national office contacted Gold'n Plump, which is headquartered in St. Cloud, Minn., to seek its perspective on the incident. The statement issued by the company differs from the workers' accounts of the incident. It states in part:"Because of the number of our employees with a desire to pray outside of the regularly scheduled breaks, we recently implemented a new floating break schedule to accommodate prayer needs.

"This new schedule went into effect at our Production Plant in Arcadia, Wis., on Sunday, April 1. While we were able to successfully accommodate virtually all employees with prayer needs immediately, there were a few positions that because of limitations of the line would require more time to make the necessary changes."Though we advised these few employees that we were committed to accommodating their needs and could do so within weeks, they were unwilling to give us the necessary time and made the decision to quit."

"Companies have a legal duty to offer reasonable religious accommodation to employees unless they can prove there is an 'undue hardship' resulting from that accommodation," said CAIR National Civil Rights Manager Khadija Athman. She said the fact that the processing line apparently never stopped moving appears to remove any claim of undue hardship.

Athman said CAIR is asking the company to investigate the incident, to reinstate all five of the Muslim workers and to ensure that all polices are in conformity with federal laws requiring religious accommodation in the workplace.

She said CAIR offers a booklet, called "An Employer's Guide to Islamic Religious Practices," designed to prevent such incidents from occurring.

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MUSLIM WORKER THREATENED IN SOUTH CAROLINA

FBI asked to probe incident as possible hate crime(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/2/07) - A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on the FBI to investigate alleged threats against a Muslim worker in South Carolina as a possible hate crime.

The 66-year-old Muslim worker told the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations that fellow employees at a BMW Manufacturing Co. plant in Spartanburg, S.C., have repeatedly made Islamophobic comments such as, 1) "Muslims are no good. They should all be killed," and 2) "We will f**k up your family, we'll kill you all." Other comments allegedly disparaged Islamic attire and suggested that Muslim women be raped.

According to the Muslim employee, one of the abusive co-workers confronted him in a facility restroom on March 31st and put a box-cutter to his throat, saying: "I'll slice your throat and kill you."

The Muslim employee says company officials did not take appropriate action against the assailant when the incident was first reported. A report has been filed with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office (case number 2007040040).

"We call on local authorities and the FBI to investigate this disturbing incident as a possible hate crime," said CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. "Americans of all faiths should be free from threats and intimidation in the workplace."

CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 32 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.


THE JIHAD AGAINST INFIDELS IS IN FULL SWING...OUR OWN LAWS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND MULTI-CULTURALISM ARE BEING USED TO RUIN/ISLAMICIZE THIS COUNTRY & THE INFIDELS ARE TOO IGNORANT OR STUPID TO SEE IT...

Pertinent Links:

1) A Muslim American Worker Threatened in South Carolina, Another Fired in Minneapolis Over Workplace Prayer