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Personally, I can't see a problem with this if you're paying for the service.
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An advert issued by Northamptonshire County Council asking for a "female, white and non-Muslim" taxi driver has been labelled "deeply disturbing and outrageous" by a Muslim faith group in the county.
The Chronicle & Echo revealed yesterday that the council had issued the tender for private firms to bid for the contract, which would require them to transport a vulnerable child to and from school.
Yousuf Miah, chairman of Northamptonshire Muslim
ADVERTISEMENTCouncil, called for those responsible for the advertisement to "be held to account".
He said: "Having made the error, I am pleased to see that the council has swiftly apologised and promised to look into the matter.
"This advertisement discriminates on several fronts including gender, race and religion.
"I can accept the gender choice in some instances but the other two are outrageous and unacceptable and I see no reason to exclude non-whites or the people of a particular faith.
"I would be very keen to see just what the circumstances were to warrant such a specific requirement."
He added that the advertisement's specific exclusion of Muslim applicants was very damaging to the council's relationship with the Islam community in Northamptonshire.
He said: "Are we going to exclude a white female who is Muslim simply because of her faith?
"The fact that it makes specific mention of just the Muslim faith is deeply disturbing. This type of discrimination is totally unacceptable in our diverse society and particularly damaging to community relations."
A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Police said no complaints about the advertisement had been received but added the force would investigate if the case was referred to officers.
A spokesman for the council said: "We're committed to carrying out a full review of this situation. That review will be conducted by the council's head of policy, who leads our equalities team, supported by our head of legal services.
"The review will examine the circumstances leading to the error as well as identifying what went wrong and what actions we need to take as a result."
The council has previously said there was no suspicion of anyone being deliberately discriminatory and that there were specific reasons for the criteria.
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« Previous « PreviousNext » Next »View GalleryPublished Date: 11 June 2010
An advert issued by Northamptonshire County Council asking for a "female, white and non-Muslim" taxi driver has been labelled "deeply disturbing and outrageous" by a Muslim faith group in the county.
The Chronicle & Echo revealed yesterday that the council had issued the tender for private firms to bid for the contract, which would require them to transport a vulnerable child to and from school.
Yousuf Miah, chairman of Northamptonshire Muslim
ADVERTISEMENTCouncil, called for those responsible for the advertisement to "be held to account".
He said: "Having made the error, I am pleased to see that the council has swiftly apologised and promised to look into the matter.
"This advertisement discriminates on several fronts including gender, race and religion.
"I can accept the gender choice in some instances but the other two are outrageous and unacceptable and I see no reason to exclude non-whites or the people of a particular faith.
"I would be very keen to see just what the circumstances were to warrant such a specific requirement."
He added that the advertisement's specific exclusion of Muslim applicants was very damaging to the council's relationship with the Islam community in Northamptonshire.
He said: "Are we going to exclude a white female who is Muslim simply because of her faith?
"The fact that it makes specific mention of just the Muslim faith is deeply disturbing. This type of discrimination is totally unacceptable in our diverse society and particularly damaging to community relations."
A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Police said no complaints about the advertisement had been received but added the force would investigate if the case was referred to officers.
A spokesman for the council said: "We're committed to carrying out a full review of this situation. That review will be conducted by the council's head of policy, who leads our equalities team, supported by our head of legal services.
"The review will examine the circumstances leading to the error as well as identifying what went wrong and what actions we need to take as a result."
The council has previously said there was no suspicion of anyone being deliberately discriminatory and that there were specific reasons for the criteria.
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crikey thats a bit of a novel you've written there
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Asif...
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An advert issued by Northamptonshire County Council asking for a "female, white and non-Muslim" taxi driver has been labelled "deeply disturbing and outrageous" by a Muslim faith group in the county.
The Muslim faith group can f*ck right off back to their own country then can't they because if I went to Saudi Arabia and demanded a job just because I was white I'd probably get 40 lashes. |
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Agreed
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________________________________________________________ eh?? hand-wringing, bed-wetting tree-huggers a SHOKKING o'mishun |
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my sister fits the job description btw
 except she's nearer to southampton than northampton  |
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eh?? hand-wringing, bed-wetting tree-huggers a SHOKKING o'mishun
you forgot jumped up, pumped, namby pamby, |
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There Should Be " M O R E " of this !  HONESTLY, What Wrong with Knowing what you want & Going after it !!!!!  Anyone disagreeing is a : Soft C .ock, |
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Council 'sorry' for non-Muslim ad
(UKPA) – 1 day ago A council has apologised after it issued an advert for a "female, white and non-Muslim" driver to take a disabled child to school. Northamptonshire County Council said it was launching an investigation after it issued the advert to private taxi companies. It is understood the stipulations were made by the child's parents. The advert stated: "The contractor must provide the escort. Please note that the escort must be female, white and non-Muslim." A spokeswoman for the council said: "We apologise unreservedly for this error of judgment which resulted from trying to address the specific needs of an individual child. "We're confident on the basis of our initial investigations that there was no malicious or discriminatory intent. "However, we have now launched a full-scale review into this matter. We're deeply sorry for any offence or distress this has caused. "The council takes equalities very seriously and we will not tolerate any practices in this organisation which discriminate against any group or community." Generally, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against job candidates on the basis of their gender, race, sexuality or disability. An unnamed Muslim taxi driver told the Northampton Chronicle: "To say it is offensive would be very strong because I don't know the reasons behind it, but the council should not be issuing tenders like this, full stop. I was in total disbelief that it would make such a stipulation." Copyright © 2010 The Press Association. All rights reserved. ==== Some bitter racist cripple is behind it apparently. |
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That should read 'bitter racist mental cripple'. Apologies.
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slightly connected question..
Do muslim kids(girls obviously) in second world countries like Indonesia still get their clitioris's docked at birth? |
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All seems fair enough. They messed up, and apologised. Not the end of the world.
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Phone StreetCars and ask for Claire.
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Why no mention of required breast size?
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They're still going to employ a white non-muslim female, so they may as well just advertise the fact that that's what they want and save everybody's time. Can't really see Abdul Abdiz's application getting further than the bin.
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I dont think women can be taxi drivers in muslim countries, or Cumbria.
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Cockermouth?
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Women not allowed to drive in some countries.
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Scotland?
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The BBC and the public services practise positive discrimination so why shouldn't everybody else?
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The trouble with positive discrimination is that they think it's only supposed to work in their favour.
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This is just wrong!!! i have 4 children who get a taxi to school and there is no way I would allow a woman to drive them.
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NO DOGS IN MY CAB!!! ha ahhahahahha
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The uk sesspit is failing imo
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labelled "deeply disturbing and outrageous" by a Muslim faith group in the county
but let me guess they think this is ok or didnt comment on it, ****s the lot of them http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3123154/Anger-water-park-Stoke-Trent-bans-bikinis-women-night-Muslims-visitors-cover-Islamically-appropriate-attire.html?offset=0&max=100&jumpTo=comment-88942898 |
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In areas that have experienced significant sexual abuse it is only reasonable for a parent to insist his girls are able to request a white female taxi driver for their own protection and peace of mind.
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I get the impression that the Water-Park event is a one-off, rather than a weekly event. I'm also confused by the Dubai pictures...the people pictured seem to be, what I would call, normally dressed for such a venue.
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I think this advertisement is sexist and racist.....
If somebody advertised Men only for a job, they would be prosecuted as sexist If somebody advertised for Muslims only they would be prosecuted as racist We cant have it all ways |
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BBC newscaster required - must be dark skinned and speak in pidgin English.
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racist Dr Crippen
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The problem is that, as a taxi firm, they need to have employees who are acceptable to their customers. In the light of recent events all over the country, where taxi drivers and kebab wallahs have been deeply involved in child rape and abuse cases, one cannot be surprised when parents of non-muslim children specify that that they don't want any Muslim males to be in a taxi, alone, with their children, wives or girlfriends.
I would suggest that they are now unemployable in any area that includes contact with children...and it should stay that way until they sort out their religious views. |
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So in your opinion Naydam ALL Muslim men rape and abuse children and it is the fault of their religion
ever so slightly racist I would say The problem is the LAW, do you allow people to advertise exactly for what they want... say Male, white, non homosexual etc for example or do you not allow people to state sex, race, sexuality, colour, etc in advertisements...which is as the LAW is now |
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Think i'll throw my toys out of the pram the next time the towel heads advertise for an Imam with the requirement he be a male and a mussie.
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MUSLIM PUNJABI SPEAKING FEMALE CARE ASSISTANT REQUIRED
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Not quite as simple as that Ebul. I agree that it is a generalisation but the problem is one of Islam, the way it is taught and its suitability to exist, in its present form, in the Western world.
It is bad enough that there will always be people with, what I see as, an unhealthy interest in children. There must be a hell of a lot of young (and old), male Muslims out there who are told by their religion that women who display flesh are harlots and should be treated as such. Given the fact that their religion affords no rights to their own women...what respect should be shown towards a harlot, and an Infidel harlot, at that!! They need to rewrite this Koran into clear and understandable modern-day language. Far too much influence is exerted by individuals different interpretations of what passages may, or may not, actually mean. Similar to the chaos caused when the 'Holy Bible'(?) was translated from Latin so that people could read it for themselves and question its meaning and importance. Islam is rightly afraid to do this because, in its Eastern form, it is not compatible with our Western culture. Another huge problem is that you cannot trust them. Their religion accepts, even encourages, lying to Infidels in the furtherance of Islam. So, whatever he says to your face, a good Muslim will be lying. |
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' towel head ' ' mussie ' Uneccesary |
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This is NOT a Muslim issue it is problem of LAW about what people are allowed to advertise for in jobs and what they cant The simplest answer here is for the Taxi to only employ white female drivers surely? |
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Naydam
You may or may not have a point with regards Islam within Western societies In fact I think Western Societies do have a right to ask practising Muslims to abide by the laws and conventions of our society. that seems fair to me.....but it is not the issue here, it is solely one of law and what people can advertise Of course Muslims do what they want in their own countries, that is their right |
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You're right. This is not a Muslim issue...it is an ISLAM issue. They need to sort out their propensity to treat women, especially young, vulnerable, drunk or scantily-clad (in their opinion) as valid targets for their predatory tendencies.
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