Monday, September 29, 2008

British Muslim Driver Sues Over Handling Alcohol

Today's London Daily Express reports on a suit filed in an industrial tribunal in the British city of Birmingham by a Muslim fork lift truck driver. Mohammed Ahmed brought suit against the Tesco supermarkets after it turned out that his job required him to handle alcohol-- an action that violates his religious beliefs. Ahmed says that after he filed a grievance, he was harassed. Tesco's lawyer says that Ahmed was advised at the outset about the duties required by the job.