British Court Fines Muslim Cabbie For Refusing To Transport Guide Dog

Britain's Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Sec. 37) requires all licensed cab drivers to accept individuals with guide dogs as passengers. Saturday's Gulf Times reports that in London, cab driver Abdul Rasheed Majekodumni was fined and ordered to pay compensation to blind passenger Jane Vernon after he refused for religious reasons to permit Vernon to enter his cab with her dog. Muslim tradition considers dogs impure and commands Muslims to avoid contact with them.