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Religion and Ethics Discussion => Muslim Topic => Topic started by: Humph Warden Bennett on April 29, 2016, 11:04:32 AM

Title: Muslim Shopping
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on April 29, 2016, 11:04:32 AM

From the Indy (try to ignore the NUS style headline)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/muslim-convert-in-france-refuses-to-sell-clothes-to-woman-on-weekdays-a7006146.html

Reading the article this strikes me as being either bad business sense, or pure clumsiness. Was the outcry really necessary?

Title: Re: Muslim Shopping
Post by: The Accountant, OBE, KC on April 29, 2016, 03:23:59 PM

I go to the gym and kick box with guys but I know there is support in the UK among some women (Muslim and non-Muslim) for women only places at certain times or for certain events. I don't see why this can't include shopping days but I don't know if this idea of Women only times is accepted in French culture.

If it is already part of French culture, then as the store-owner admitted - his wording was clumsy - there was a probably a more acceptable way of putting his message across that would have fitted in with French cultural norms.

Title: Re: Muslim Shopping
Post by: trippymonkey on April 30, 2016, 09:19:39 PM

Thought it was ONLY women that go or SHOULD be shopping anyway, no ?!?!? LOL