بريطانيا: الباعة المسلمون يمتنعون عن بيع لحوم الخنزير والخمور

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

تشهد "بريطانيا" حالة واسعة من الجدل بعدما أعلن الباعة المسلمون العاملون بالمتاجر - عدم قدرتهم على بيع لحوم الخنزير والخمور، وخاصةً مع اقتراب أعياد النصارى، مؤكدين أن ذلك مخالف لتعاليم الإسلام.

وقد أعرب بعض الزبائن عن دهشتهم من هذا الموقف، وأكد بعض مسؤولي إدارة سلسلة المتاجر الشهيرة "ماركس أند سبنسر" أن بيئة العمل لديهم تراعي المعتقدات الدينية لدى الموظفين، وتعمل على توفيق ذلك، من خلال إقرار سياسة تجمع بين خدمة العملاء ومراعاة حق الموظف في التزام تعاليم دينه، وعلى النقيض أكدت محلات "سينسيبري" ضرورة اتباع إرشادات المتجر التي تطالب بتنحية المواقف والمعتقدات الشخصية جانبًا تلبية لرغبة العملاء؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Pork, Alcohol Sales "Trouble" UK Muslims

British Muslim workers in retail supermarkets have been facing troubles recently after refusing to handle pork or alcohol sales during Christmas season.

“I had one bottle of champagne, and the lady, who was wearing a headscarf, was very apologetic but said she could not serve me,” one customer at Marks & Spencer (M&S) London store, who declined to be named, told The Sunday Telegraph on December 22.

The customer’s case occurred last week when a Muslim checkout worker asked customers waiting with goods that included pork or alcohol to wait until another till became available.

The assistant was extremely apologetic at having to ask customers to wait.

“She told me to wait until another member of staff was available,” he said.

“I was taken aback. I was a bit surprised. I’ve never come across that before.”

Accommodating its Muslim workers, M&S have given them a permission to refuse to serve customers buying alcohol or pork products.

“We recognize that some of our employees practice religions that restrict the food or drink they can handle, or that mean they cannot work at certain times,” a Marks & Spencer (M&S) spokesman

“M&S promotes an environment free from discrimination and so, where specific requests are made, we will always make reasonable adjustments to accommodate them, whilst ensuring high levels of customer service.”

The new policy would be applied throughout its 700-plus stores. M&S spokesman added that the policy of tolerance applied to other religions, as Christians who did not want to work on Sundays and religious Jews who chose not to work on Saturdays would also be excused.

“This is something we decide on a case-by-case basis,” the spokesman added.

In contrast to M&S, Sainsbury’s said it had issued official guidelines that stated there was no reason why staff who did not drink alcohol or eat pork for religious reasons could not handle the goods.

“We have guidelines in place that set out the requirements and beliefs of different religions, which we have previously discussed and agreed with religious organizations and community groups,” a Sainsbury’s spokesman said.

“We treat everyone fairly, so although our colleagues on tills or replenishing stock will be asked to handle alcohol and meat, we will always work closely with individuals to ensure we are inclusive and fair to all.”