Muslim M&S worker refuses to sell "unclean" bible!

[Keyser]

A MUSLIM store worker refused to serve a customer buying a children’s book on Christianity because she said it was “unclean”.

Shopper Sally Friday felt publicly humiliated at a branch of Marks & Spencer when she tried to pay for First Bible Stories as a gift for her young grandson.

When she put the book on the check-out counter, the young assistant refused to touch it, declared it was unclean and summoned another member of staff to serve instead.

Mrs Friday said she was so upset that she has now complained to the store’s management.

Last night politicians and religious leaders supported her in condemning the high street giant and reigniting the debate over religious beliefs in the workplace.

Conservative MP Philip Davies said the refusal to serve Mrs Friday, 69, was “unacceptable” and “damaging” to community relations.

Inayat Bunglawala, assistant secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain, described the assistant’s comments as “offensive” and called for Marks & Spencer to carry out a thorough investigation.

Mrs Friday said her trip to the sales in Reading, Berks, with her daughter had been ruined.

“I went to the till and heard the girl say it was unclean and then she got someone else to serve me,” said Mrs Friday.

“At first I wasn’t sure what was going on and then I realised she was wearing a headdress and I clicked that the title of the book had Bible in it. I felt very humiliated and immediately left the store.”


Mrs Friday, who lives in Old Basing, Hants, went on: I have given it careful thought and still feel humiliated that because I am purchasing a children's Bible story book, a cashier is able to object and refuse to put it through the till.

"Had this been a copy of the Koran I am confident any Christian person would be happy to do her job, and for this to happen in a Marks & Spencer of all places beggars belief.

"I am not racist but I have vowed never to let a person wearing a head-dress serve me again.

"It will be a long, long time before I shop again at M&S."



lmao, this is crazy, i fucking hate m&s! snobby twats! i once went there for a guacamole dip, never again now!

[Edicius]

what? fuck that guy.. with his bullshit, lmao at being so retarted and narrow minded, its fucking rediculous and he should be fired.

[Chris Black]

Lol.

[BootyLover]

IMHO, both religion needs to stfu.

[doesnotexist]

Lmao this has nothing to do with anything religious or unclean, it's one person being stubborn and pushing the "principle", and that's why she won't touch it or sell it. For spite basicly. its the UK after all...alot of them hate eachother there

And wtf @ the dumbass ho's comment after lmao

"I am not racist but I have vowed never to let a person wearing a head-dress serve me again.

[Paze]

Haha. Thats woman got owned - thatll teach her not to buy her granson BOOKs. Buy him weed instead, bitch

[Mike White]

I wish my grandma bought me a bible. They just dont put enough papers in those damn EZ Wider packs.

[Philly®]

i blame the muslim chick only cuz she shoulda never took a job that sold religious products unless it was a all muslim store


think about it... her sellin that lady a bible is like saying it's ok to not be muslim... which defeats the purpose of being muslim to start with

and the other lady is blowing it outta proportion as well


say u not racist then make a racist remark


that's like me sayin yo man i aint racist, but i aint neva lettin a christian serve me again


wtf @ both of them

[BootyLover]

She wasn't really being racist. She was talking about turban heads.

[Philly®]

lmfao... same diff


it's was a discriminatory statement

[Chris Black]

i blame the muslim chick only cuz she shoulda never took a job that sold religious products unless it was a all muslim store


think about it... her sellin that lady a bible is like saying it's ok to not be muslim... which defeats the purpose of being muslim to start with

and the other lady is blowing it outta proportion as well


say u not racist then make a racist remark


that's like me sayin yo man i aint racist, but i aint neva lettin a christian serve me again


wtf @ both of them

That wasn't a racist comment.

[Witty]

lol Britney Spears has to wear a Burka.

[Philly®]

That wasn't a racist comment.

yea i was reading some1 else remark when i used racist


yea i kno it's not

[Orc]

It was discrimination.^

[Philly®]

see then it also depends on how the muslim chick reacted.... cuz if she was on some omg a babile story ewww get it away..... then yea she was drawlin hard


but if she kindly told her she can't serve her and got another worker to do so then the lady is over doing it


but listing dosen't say anything besides she said it was unclean