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
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Subject: Re: Minneapolis Taxicab Controversy
Here is what I have learned about the Minneapolis cab controversy. According
to the civil rights leader I spoke
Thanks very much, Marie. Is any or all of this documented somewhere, in
addition to the state court of appeals case?
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Marie A. Failinger
mfailin...@gw.hamline.edu wrote:
Just to add to my previous post in response to Marty's questions:
1. Not all of the
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.)
The airport ordinance can be
Can anyone point me to a good, thorough account of what happened in
Minneapolis, including (i) the explanations, if any, the cabbies offered
for why the lack of the exemption burdened their religious exercise (did it
mean they were unable to accept work as other forms of common carriers,
such as
Just to add to my previous post in response to Marty's questions:
1. Not all of the Muslim cabbies felt religiously obliged to refuse to carry
passengers with open displays of alcohol (or dogs) as I remember. However,
there was a fatwa issued by a local Muslim organization saying that they
