Another religious zealot proves unfit for purpose

THIS is the sorry tale of Mohammed Ahmed, 32, a Saudi Arabian national living in Derby. Ahmed took a job as a forklift truck driver at Tesco’s giant Litchfield depot, then made a horrifying discovery:

Tesco sells stuff that can get you tipsy!

The berk who claimed he did not know that Tesco sold alcohol

It also stocks bacon and pork scratchings and lots of other stuff all good Muslims should avoid, but it was the booze issue that sent Ahmed scurrying off to an industrial tribunal to claim damages for religious discrimination.

You see, part of his job was to move crates of alcohol, and when he refused to do so – claiming it went against his Islamic principles – a stand-off appeared to have developed.

He told the tribunal in Birmingham this week that Tesco failed to co-operate when he asked to be assigned other duties, and alleged he was told by a supervisor:

You do the job or go home.

The claim was denied by the store.

So, after eight months in Tesco’s employ, Ahmed left the company in high dudgeon and with vengeance in mind.

He told the panel that he had been subjected to victimisation and harassment because of his religious beliefs.

Moreover, he had no idea that Tesco sold alcohol, as he had never visited any of their three stores in Derby.

Tesco, on the other hand, said Ahmed was made aware during his employment induction course that he would be handling alcohol, and that every effort was made to find him an alternative role in the warehouse.

Wailed the moronic, mendacious Muslim:

It’s in our religion that we are not allowed to handle alcohol. In the UK there’s equal opportunities that should protect me and my beliefs.

The three-day hearing ended with Ahmed losing his case.

Ahmed, not surprisingly, is not a happy bunny, and is considering an appeal.

He is quoted here as saying:

It’s not fair but what can I do? They [Tesco] were not taking into account my religious beliefs. I will consult with solicitors.

A spokesman for Tesco, whose £63-million Lichfield depot has around 1,000 workers, said:

Managers are trained to be culturally sensitive and have an open-door policy to staff for issues like this, as everyone is welcome to work at Tesco.

When the story first broke, numerous astonished Brits expressed surprise that that HANDLING alcohol was forbidden to devotees of the Religion of Perpetual Outrage; they thought only imbibing alcohol was verboten. So we went in search of clarification, and discovered on the Ummah forum that Muslims are indeed prohibited from coming into contact with the stuff.

In fact, the Prophet Mohammed drew down the curse of Allah on ten categories of people involved with alcohol:

1. The wine-presser
2. The one who has it pressed
3. The one who drinks it.
4. The one who conveys it.
5. The one to whom it is conveyed.
6. The one who serves it.
7. The one who sells it.
8. The one who benefits from the price paid for it.
9. The one who buys it.
10. And finally, the one for whom it is bought.

– Source: Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2776 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik.

It is only fair to point out that there is very little sympathy for Ahmed on the Ummah Forum. Most who posted messages concurred with Hussar, who said:

Clearly he needs to spend sometime in this country to understand British culture. I feel he has not been able to do this yet. For all we know he could be illegal lol!

Come to think of it, if no Muslim can touch beer, does that mean no Muslim works on the checkout at Tesco where they scan alcohol when someone buys it? Why aren’t these people arguing the same case? Answer, because they aren’t idiots taking it too far. Its called the balance between religion and living in a land foreign to that religion.

They have chosen to work at Tescos, no one has forced them to work there. Mankind has freedom to do as they please. Hence you have many working in Tesco.

Anyway, Muslims shouldn’t be rocking the boat like this. He is taking the p**s and needs to wind his neck in – he is giving Muslims a bad name and its the bad bits that stick in the indigenous people’s brains, not the good parts of Islam. Muslims need to integrate, not try to change the ways of a land they are relative newcomers to. This is after all a Christian country and Muslims should adapt like Christians do when they go to Muslim countries, don’t you think?