Would anybody want to employ a Muslim??

Question

I would like to say yes, but speaking as a business owner the answer would have to be no, women who where full face vails is in my mind disconcerting and sinister, and muslim men as i understand it need to pray so many times a day, this all creates a feeling of resentment among other workers, and therfore does not promote the kind of integration needed, i know i will get a lot of slagging off for this question but these are simple facts, what are your opinions??

Answer 1

When I was manager of a local discount store, I had the good fortune to employ a young Iranian gentleman named Ahmed. He was a college student, and worked for me part-time. He was also one of my most reliable employees. Had a Muslim woman applied for the job and been qualified, I'd have hired her too.

Answer 2

When a job is advertised, the applicant best qualified for the job should be selected, and religion shouldn't be a consideration. But I know that you're aware of this and I do understand where you're coming from. I have to agree, as a Muslim, that the full veil is most disconcerting (no facial expression or body language) and also unnecessary (nothing in the Quran about women only showing their eyes) and if the job entailed working with others or dealing with the public, I would not wish to employ a woman dressed in this manner. With regard to time taken out for prayers, this is a necessity for devout Muslims, and I'm sure an understanding could be reached whereby the time taken for prayers could be made-up in some way. Most Muslims are very conscientious, reliable and trustworthy in the workplace; this isn't just a biased opinion, but one I've heard from a number of employers.

Answer 3

I hate to say that in the full veil issue, I agree with you. Of course equal opportunities would mean that you could get into trouble if found to be actively discriminating against a particular religious group....
"women who where full face vails is in my mind disconcerting and sinister" - that is how I feel, it is very disconcerting to be talking to someone when you can't see any form of emotion from them, or even what they look like to recognise them in the future. It must be very, very odd working with someone everyday and having absolutely no idea what they actually look like.

If faith doesn't interfere with work, I have no problem with it - but as soon as it does, and this goes for all religions, I think it is a problem.

Answer 4

I would have no problems with hiring a Muslim or anyone from any ethnic origin as long as it doesn't stop them from doing there job properly and respect the fact that it is a business. Women in veils are unable to project basic human communications. We use faces to read peoples emotions and understand them this way. I would not hire a women wearing a veil but as long as they can communicate properly then its no problem. Its like me saying that its my religion to have purple spiky hair and have coffee breaks for an hour and expect people to understand and hire me.

Answer 5

We have a guy working here who is muslim and he has been given permission to pray several times a day. He has his own corner to do this and prepares in the public toilet. Problem is, he feels very isolated from the others and hardly ever talks to anyone. As a result, people think he's strange and don't agree to him having privellages to time off work to pray. It is also affecting the business as there are times when he is not around and cant be disturbed. I think faith should remain outside the work place. Everyone else does this, why should he be an exception?

Answer 6

Come on, you are being very extreme! I had many Muslim colleagues in my team and they were really good. Women that wear a full veil are a minority, and there is nothing wrong or sinister in wearing a headscarf. And prayer.... three out of the five prayer times are out of normal working hours, one falls during lunchtime, so only one left.... do the other employees never have a break for coffee?? The lost working time is, on overall, more or less the same. I would friendly suggest you to check the skills of the people rather than their religion.

Answer 7

I certainly wouldn't employ someone who was rude and disrespectful enough to wear a veil, just as I wouldn't employ someone who insisted on wearing a hoodie pulled over their face or a balaclava or a crash helmet. That's just a matter of straightforward bad manners.

There is certainly no justification for giving any special consideration for religious beliefs (e.g. giving someone time off to pray that you wouldn't give to a colleague to go and watch a football match), but on the other hand it's reasonable to be flexible where this doesn't impact someone's ability to do the job, as we would all wish to be treated with respect and consideration by our employers.

So yes, I would employ a Muslim as long as he/she was prepared to do what was necessary to adequately fulfill the role that they were employed to do and not expect any special treatment that was not accorded to their colleagues.

Answer 8

I am trying to remember this poem from my college days....since this particular poem is a standard piece of literature all over the world...it is not the agenda of the professor to personally make you feel like this...perhaps this is just your impression of the message? Obviously the school has confidence in this teacher or they would not have hired him. I would make an appointment to talk to the professor about your concerns. If this is a real issue, then ask if you can substitute another piece of literature from Islam to complete your assignment. Then ask the professor to discuss a change in reading assignments in general for your course.

Answer 9

Yeah ill hire them but i wont pay them on a friday since thats when they need to pray.

As long as they get the job done im fine with it about full faced viels i know that looks a bit awkward but so is a person who has a ton of warts on there face

Answer 10

Hmmmm...In the end I would employ anyone who ascribes to the vision, values and culture of the organisation. If you believe that work must be done at all times and all days you have problems with many people from almost all religions. If you have a uniform, you have difficulty with non-conformists. To discriminate on the basis of religion is not acceptable. Assess the person and then make your decision. I will be the first to admit that I do not agree with several tenets of that religion but we must separate the proclaimed belief from the person actual practises. Let us not judge others by their actions but ourselves by our intentions.

Answer 11

I have friends from a lot of races, religion is their business, as is their family life, I need to trust 100%, people around me and a Muslim is no different. only, not flavour of the time. So work at it you people make friends and stop this nonsense.