February 18, 2010 - Here is an interesting case of discrimination against non-Muslims. The Quick chain took pork off its menu in eateries in Roubaix, northern France, as well as in Marseille and the Paris suburb of Argenteuil to try to tap into the growing market of Muslim customers. But politicians from the left and right complained that the switch to no-bacon hamburgers, launched three months ago in November, deprived non-Muslims of their right to the standard menu. Roubaix mayor Rene Vandierendonck planned to file a complaint for discrimination, arguing that non-Muslims now had to trek to the suburbs to get a bacon burger, as Quick was the only fast food place in the city center. "I'm not bothered by the fact that there is a halal menu," said the mayor. "But this is going too far because it is the only menu on offer, and it has become discrimination." Click below for story.
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