Thanks, Marie. Does anyone have a copy of the fatwa, or the alternative
interpretations?
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Marie A. Failinger
mfailin...@gw.hamline.edu wrote:
Here is what I have learned about the Minneapolis cab controversy.
According to the civil rights leader I spoke with, the controversy started
because of the fatwa referred to below. After it came out and cabdrivers
began to follow it, other imams in the Twin Cities came out with opinions
indicating that it was not forbidden to carry passengers with
alcohol. (Sounds like a federal court split-in-circuits type dustup:)
Most of the cab drivers followed the other imams' opinions and kept
working under the MAC must carry rules. The leader said that she had not
recently heard anything regarding the legal action.
Marie A. Failinger
Professor of Law
Editor, Journal of Law and Religion
Hamline University School of Law
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104 U.S.A.
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mfailin...@hamline.edu (email)
Marie A. Failinger mfailin...@gw.hamline.edu 3/8/2012 9:17 AM
Marty, the fatwa is described in the following Star Tribune article,
http://www.startribune.com/local/11586646.html (which also reports one
local well-respected imam's opinion that carrying a disability service dog
should not pose a problem for Muslim cabdrivers.)
Marie A. Failinger
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