Mrs.Lucysnow
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LILLE, France (AP) -- A French town filed a legal complaint Thursday accusing a branch of a mainstream fast food chain of discrimination because it only serves burgers prepared according to Islamic dietary law.
The Quick restaurant in Roubaix is among seven in France that since November have been serving halal-only food. Burgers once served with bacon now come with smoked beef instead of pork.
The company has said the goal of the halal-only restaurants is "to validate the commercial interest and technical feasibility of introducing such a selection of products based on halal meat."
France has western Europe's largest Muslim population, including many families with roots in former colonies in North Africa. There are many restaurants in France that serve halal-only fare, especially in neighborhoods with significant Muslim populations.
Vandierendonck said he did not object to the halal option, simply to the fact that there was no other.
"It's very good that a restaurant like Quick offers halal (meat), but why get rid of what there is everywhere else? The fact that they do not offer other choices to non-Muslim clients is not acceptable."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/halal-hatred-in-france-di_n_468146.html
So is it discriminatory to serve only halal if you are not a muslim restaurant? This has to be the question since there are no complaints around kosher kitchens. Its seems as if the question really isn't about the lack of pork being served but is another effort by the French to not encourage the infiltration of muslim values. So what do you think?
Personally I find it horrific that the french would even consider eating fast food in any form but there you go:shrug:
The Quick restaurant in Roubaix is among seven in France that since November have been serving halal-only food. Burgers once served with bacon now come with smoked beef instead of pork.
The company has said the goal of the halal-only restaurants is "to validate the commercial interest and technical feasibility of introducing such a selection of products based on halal meat."
France has western Europe's largest Muslim population, including many families with roots in former colonies in North Africa. There are many restaurants in France that serve halal-only fare, especially in neighborhoods with significant Muslim populations.
Vandierendonck said he did not object to the halal option, simply to the fact that there was no other.
"It's very good that a restaurant like Quick offers halal (meat), but why get rid of what there is everywhere else? The fact that they do not offer other choices to non-Muslim clients is not acceptable."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/halal-hatred-in-france-di_n_468146.html
So is it discriminatory to serve only halal if you are not a muslim restaurant? This has to be the question since there are no complaints around kosher kitchens. Its seems as if the question really isn't about the lack of pork being served but is another effort by the French to not encourage the infiltration of muslim values. So what do you think?
Personally I find it horrific that the french would even consider eating fast food in any form but there you go:shrug: