I Don't Shake Hands, I'm A Muslim.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6067331/Swedish-Muslim-woman-refused-handshake-job-interview-wins-discrimination-case.html

That's okay, here's £3,000 for offending you.

[hereIam]

Feel free to join in jordy ...

[douglas9401]

I think I knew that Bazile. :-)

[Peter Pedant]

// and the Muslim involved has been paid money because of her observance of her faith. //

erm sozza where does it say in the Koran - "nichty hand shakey for the girls ?" -

anyway orthodox Jews do this habitually
you just get used to it ....

[AuntLydia]

This is more about the revolting man who interviewed this woman. I am immunosuppressed and on doctors orders avoid skin to skin contact with people. Had the same thing happened to me as this muslim woman I would have also complained. There was no need to frog march her out of the office. I have muslim tenants and they re lovely. I was told by their refugee support worker about their customs and on meeting them the lady hugged me (allowed woman to woman) and the man gave a huge grin and put his hand on his heart with a bow of the head. What is wrong with that? Did I throw a hissy fit cos he would not shake my hand? Good Grief! All this vitriol about they should do this and they shouldn't do that, what about common decency? The man was well out of order, regardless of why the woman would not shake his hand and he should have been sacked.

[naomi24]

//he should have been sacked. //

Since he was interviewing her for a job it's likely he was the boss.

[Khandro]

Many (if not all) Muslims do not use toilet paper, they wash their bums with water and their hand, so perhaps it's better not to bother with the formality of shaking hands with them anyway.

[AuntLydia]

Depends how big the company is Naomi. He could be in HR. She was going for a job as an Interpreter, they would have known she was likely Muslim and should have respected her beliefs.

[AuntLydia]

Khandro that is just not true! They use a shower head with running water and dry off and wash their hands as we would. I know because I adapted the bathroom for my Muslim tenants!

[andy-hughes]

nailit - // Whatever Andy. You talk about a little courtesy. What about a little courtesy from this woman and shake hands. When in Rome... //

Going against a custom of your faith is not a courtesy - understanding and accepting why someone else does is a courtesy.

[andy-hughes]

AuntLydia - // Khandro that is just not true! They use a shower head with running water and dry off and wash their hands as we would. I know because I adapted the bathroom for my Muslim tenants! //

Khando isn't going to let a little thing like a fact get in the way of his prejudices!

[nailit]

//Going against a custom of your faith is not a courtesy - understanding and accepting why someone else does is a courtesy//

If I went to a muslim country, I would respect THEIR customs.
In the west it is a custom and a courtesy to shake hands.
This is Europe. Not the Middle East.

[sanmac]

"I know because I adapted the bathroom for my Muslim tenants!" There seems to be an awful lot of adapting going on. Unfortunately, it
appears that it's we who have to do all of it.

[aelmpvw]

so do i jordy and i'm from the east midlands

[AuntLydia]

Sanmac Good grief! I put a baby gate at the top of the stairs for a young family was that wrong too? FWIW The Muslim family paid for the 'adaption' themselves, keep the house immaculate and make me cakes to take home when I visit them. The last tenants in the house were white christian. They left owing over £1000 trashed the house broke five windows and threw white paint over all the kitchen units. But at least they would have probably shook my hand.

[-Talbot-]

andy-hughes
which is something reserved for white European burka-banners.


If you would remove your cranium from your rectum for a while and have a look around, you would find out it isn't just white Europeans who think the burka should be banned.

[webbo3]

AuntLydia
\\ The last tenants in the house were white christian. //

and you know they were christians how, did you hear them pray, see them reading the bible, or were they just white.?

[-Talbot-]

As NJ says...why is it always what offends Muslims?

I've seen many instances where a male Muslim has refused to shake the hand of a lowly female.

[AuntLydia]

They got married in church and had their sprogs christened in church so reckon they must be christians?

[-Talbot-]

ok Kvlad, just read your post.

What say you about Muslim men who will shake my hand but not yours?