August 08, 2008

Attn: Ibrahim Hooper of CAIR

S.M.C. or ORUSBU COCUKLARI!

Via Chicago Tribune:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Union workers and officials at a Tyson Foods plant in Tennessee said Friday they have agreed to reinstate Labor Day as a paid holiday, and the plant will also observe the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr this year.

Tyson had previously agreed to drop Labor Day and substitute the Muslim holiday as part of a new 5-year contract to accommodate Muslim workers at the plant in Shelbyville, which is about 50 miles south of Nashville. The decision sparked widespread criticism, from local politicians to talk radio to the Internet.

The Springdale, Ark.-based company said it requested reinstating Labor Day after complaints from plant workers and the public.

It appears that if you are Muslim you will still get to observe Eid, if you are not you still get Labor Day. Which is how it should be. No?
Tyson's previous decision to drop Labor Day as a paid holiday drew intense scrutiny. In a letter to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette newspaper published Thursday, the local mayor and other state elected leaders said substituting Labor Day "for a nontraditional holiday is unacceptable."

"For over a hundred years, Labor Day has stood as a symbol to honor the working men and women of this country. But for the past few years traditions like Labor Day have been under attack. This time it's gone too far and we, as patriotic Americans, must draw our line in the sand," the letter said states.

Ibrahim Cooper of CAIR located in Washington DC said of the incident..
This wasn't something imposed. It seems that this backtracking would be the result of the backlash from anti-Muslim hate (Web) sites and Islamophobes on the Internet
Allahu Chicken!

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Hat Tip: Michelle.

We used to get a lot of comments from Muslims in turkey from asking us to ORUSBU COCUKLARI! That is when they were not threatening to deface our website or kill us in the name of Allah.

We're still here, waiting patiently.....


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