I said 'no, no, no'
I won’t go, go, go
Ahmed Rehab executive director of the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the drivers are using a “strict and rigid” interpretation of Islamic law. ..."He who carries alcohol, he who drinks and he who sells it are the same thing” ..."They believe they have been forced into something against their faith, something against their religion.”
...Minneapolis airports in May began enforcing a new policy allowing it to revoke the licenses of drivers who refuse to ferry passengers carrying alcohol ..."When I was growing up in East Africa in a Muslim community, I heard of alcohol but I never (saw) what it looked like until I came to the United States"
Ok—so how do they know if someone is carrying booze? It’s not like folks are wandering around the airport with glasses decorated with tiny umbrellas, hailing cabs with a fifth of scotch clutched in their fist…
Eltayeb Osman, a Muslim cabbie from Sudan, has negotiated his own rules for driving passengers who carry alcohol. He’ll do it, but with certain restrictions.
“Put it in the trunk, put it in your hand, whatever,” Osman said. “I don’t need to touch it myself."
Are they?
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