Can anyone explain why....

[Gromit]

... the religion of these two sisters is relevant to the story? It is mentioned in both the headline and the first line of the report, but it would appear to have no bearing on the story. Why so?

Muslim twin sisters win �4million payout to keep lid on claims City firm bought sex and drugs for clients
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-108532 8/Muslim-twin-sisters-win-4million-payout-lid- claims-City-firm-bought-sex-drugs-clients.html

[R1Geezer]

every party says the same things about fraud etc and every party has it's crooks. Try again!

[sp1814]

R1Geezer

There are no crooks in the Green Party.

They're all lovely (according to their latest campaign pamphlet).

[keyplus90]

Is it because it has been long since Daily Mail had any chance to published anything about Muslims or Islam?

[Octavius]

R1, think when you hear of any national news story like that � and similarly if anything involves a professional footballer � that most people would wish to know what �club� they belonged to.

[Sgt.Rock]

I note that no one has attempted to answer my question at para 2 of #4.

[Sgt.Rock]

#5 that should be.

[R1Geezer]

Good point sgt, but really to label the species would be a bit speciesist. I think we should really just say, "a carbon based life form".

[Sgt.Rock]

Nice one Geezer. Waiting for the beardie-weirdies to answer now.

[Octavius]

So when reporting a news item, is it no longer appropriate to mention, race, religion, age, sex, area the person is from? What next, their name? Perhaps in future we should just say a homosapien?

I honestly don�t think it is appropriate to mention anything specific when it doesn�t relate to the story, but intrigue in many of us wants to know more about those involved. They could have said Moroccan twins, although the story does seem to focus on the high earning financiers as being the poor victims, so the females being Muslim (or foreign) seems to add gusto the plight of the poor six figure salaried men at the top.

Had this been a high flying top female exec in the banking world, little would have been mentioned of her creed, often they don�t even mention nationality.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html ?in_article_id=406268&in_page_id=2

And for the record, I aint got a beard.

[Sgt.Rock]

So in this case, her name, sex, age and marital status are irrelevant and shouldn't have been mentioned?

[Octavius]

Which case?

[Sgt.Rock]

Your link???????????

[Octavius]

It would seem in a sexual harassment case that the sex of the person would be quite important to the story.

Does the use of 'Ms' identify her marital status?

No, her name and age are not important to the story, but add to that element of rounded understanding which might enable some people to have a view on perhaps her maturity, and confirm that in their own mind because if her name she is not likely to be a johnny foreigner.

Just shows how the two DM stories contrast though doesn't it.

It always seems important to point out that they are high earners though, which is nice.

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

Perhaps the religion is revalent to this story because........

The women had also alleged that bosses removed their Jewish clients and transferred them to non-Muslim colleagues.

One of their many moans.

Hanan had already produced a startling 150-page witness statement outlining her complaints � believed to stretch to 200 allegations.

Typical muslim then, plenty of complaints, with one thing or the other, makes one wonder if it is safe to employ them.

[Sgt.Rock]

Muslims even object to stringed instruments!! Makes you wonder what will be the next thing. Suing because they have seen someone playing a guitar?

[Octavius]

Ah, the debate has taken a rather too intelligent turn for me, so I will leave you ponder your Muslim issues in your own little m�nage � trois.