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Was reading a report last night regarding Tower Hamlets Council in London, it seems that all employees and councillors have been sent an Email asking them to observe the feast of Ramadan, by fasting so as not to upset the muslim employees who work for the council. No doubt this will actually have nothing to do with the muslims that work there just PC prats who are employed by the council. Where is all this PC crap going to end:(:(:(:(
 
I will celebrate Ramadan by having a bacon, sausage and egg barm cake for breakfast.
 
Are they going to make those that don't give/receive blood......give/receive blood?

As not to upset everyone else of course :rolleyes:
 
I think if I worked for someone that expected such a thing from me I would book a few days on the sick stating dizziness from lack of food making it dangerous for me to fulfil my duties.:confused:
 
Have you not had your letter from the council jaysay? The one stating that you must observe ramadan in order not to upset the majority of Accrington! No? I havnt either, was just wondering how long it will be! :rolleyes:
 
derekgas said:
Have you not had your letter from the council jaysay? The one stating that you must observe ramadan in order not to upset the majority of Accrington! No? I havnt either, was just wondering how long it will be! :rolleyes:
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I'll observe Ramadan if they'll observe Lent Derek:rolleyes:
 
People with health problems dont have to fast pregnant women and women on their monthlys dont either..... unless they are insisting that everyone fasts, unlike the muslims?
 
Why the hell should they have to?
Its not their religion,what a load of bull.
I would like to see them try and bring something like that in where i work!
When its ramadam the muslims that work with us fast and we let them get on with it,simple!
We have been told recently at work that we are not allowed to cook bacon in the microwave any more because it is against their religion and somebody has complained about it!
Madness,sheer madness!
 
Loz said:
Why the hell should they have to?
Its not their religion,what a load of bull.
I would like to see them try and bring something like that in where i work!
When its ramadam the muslims that work with us fast and we let them get on with it,simple!
We have been told recently at work that we are not allowed to cook bacon in the microwave any more because it is against their religion and somebody has complained about it!
Madness,sheer madness!
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are you gunna stop selling it as well?
 
shakermaker said:
Barm cake?! What kind of foreigner are you!
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What do you like your bacon, sausage and egg served on, barm cake, muffin, oven-bottom, tea-cake or how about a stottie? As my long departed grandmother used to say " If there's any difference, they're all alike."
 
yerself said:
What do you like your bacon, sausage and egg served on, barm cake, muffin, oven-bottom, tea-cake or how about a stottie? As my long departed grandmother used to say " If there's any difference, they're all alike."
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It's a tea-cake! Nothing else!
 
emamum23 said:
are you gunna stop selling it as well?
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Exactly!
They have no qualms selling bacon or alcohol etc.. which i guess we should be semi grateful for!
But seriously we have been open nearly 2 years now and this is the first time it has ever been an issue!
We can't understand it and have said that maybe there should be 2 microwaves then to stop any trouble.
 
Loz said:
Why the hell should they have to?
Its not their religion,what a load of bull.
I would like to see them try and bring something like that in where i work!
When its ramadam the muslims that work with us fast and we let them get on with it,simple!
We have been told recently at work that we are not allowed to cook bacon in the microwave any more because it is against their religion and somebody has complained about it!
Madness,sheer madness!
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Is it not your right to heat up whatever you fancy for your lunch? I would be asking them to provide a second microwave for the 'others' or canteen facilities, I assume you have to put up with whatever others want to warm up? Sounds like a seperate room could be an idea, to preserve YOUR human rights!
 
derekgas said:
Is it not your right to heat up whatever you fancy for your lunch? I would be asking them to provide a second microwave for the 'others' or canteen facilities, I assume you have to put up with whatever others want to warm up? Sounds like a seperate room could be an idea, to preserve YOUR human rights!
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I mentioned in another post about getting another microwave!
They haven't suggested it,we will have to bring it up and god knows if they will go along with it!
We don't have rights in an issue like this i'm afraid,if it had been the other way round there would have been an uproar and racist slurs being bandied about,we can't win unfortunately!
 
That is so out of order
If i was going in for an op that meant i couldnt eat for the previous day and thought that people eating in front of me would make it more difficult - I would take the day off work however i understand that ramadan is a fairly long time.
I know that part of the ramadan fast is a test of willpower - it wont be much of a test if nobody is eating would it.
Like you say the e-mail was probably sent by one of the councils PC guys - who was no doubt typing it on his laptop whilst sat in a lovely restaraunt filling his belly on company expense.
I feel sorry for muslims when things like this happen because it can cause them to feel singled out. I remeber when 9/11 happened were i once worked - all of the muslim workers were taken into an office and the mananger chatted to them about how they felt the community and how they were being treated ensuring that they were okay. Nothing was said to non muslim workers and the muslim workers were told not to discuss the agenda of the meeting.
after that all of the muslim workers sat together didnt integrate as much and were guarded. There was no reason why al staff couldnt have been talked to altogether as it affected everybody , no matter what your culture was .
 
Loz said:
I mentioned in another post about getting another microwave!
They haven't suggested it,we will have to bring it up and god knows if they will go along with it!
We don't have rights in an issue like this i'm afraid,if it had been the other way round there would have been an uproar and racist slurs being bandied about,we can't win unfortunately!
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This implies that you have less rights than others in this country, that in itself is a disgrace!
 
Loz said:
I mentioned in another post about getting another microwave!
They haven't suggested it,we will have to bring it up and god knows if they will go along with it!
We don't have rights in an issue like this i'm afraid,if it had been the other way round there would have been an uproar and racist slurs being bandied about,we can't win unfortunately!
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Your employers seem to be well out of order in this matter. It is disgusting IMO!!!
 
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