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
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> >>> "Marie A. Failinger" 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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