Mushmouth
03-16-2018, 07:32 AM
in December brought false charges against the firefighter, which led to his arrest.
As cited in a previous report from the Daily News, the supervisors claimed that Hassan threatened to “kill the guys in the firehouse”—an allegation Hassan vehemently denies.
his co-workers “tried to slip pork or pork byproducts into his food.” Pork is considered haram, or prohibited, in Muslim religious practice.
Then there was the racist harassment. Hassan says he was referred to by racial slurs and was told by his co-workers that “black firefighters are lazy and no one wants to work them.” Court papers also indicate that his co-workers would bleach his clothes and throw water on him from the top of the firehouse. In addition, according to court filings, in a group chat for firefighters and the firehouse supervisors, Hassan was told repeatedly that he wasn’t welcome and should transfer, and was referred to as a “rat.”
https://www.theroot.com/black-muslim-firefighter-endured-years-of-racist-and-re-1823760470
As cited in a previous report from the Daily News, the supervisors claimed that Hassan threatened to “kill the guys in the firehouse”—an allegation Hassan vehemently denies.
his co-workers “tried to slip pork or pork byproducts into his food.” Pork is considered haram, or prohibited, in Muslim religious practice.
Then there was the racist harassment. Hassan says he was referred to by racial slurs and was told by his co-workers that “black firefighters are lazy and no one wants to work them.” Court papers also indicate that his co-workers would bleach his clothes and throw water on him from the top of the firehouse. In addition, according to court filings, in a group chat for firefighters and the firehouse supervisors, Hassan was told repeatedly that he wasn’t welcome and should transfer, and was referred to as a “rat.”
https://www.theroot.com/black-muslim-firefighter-endured-years-of-racist-and-re-1823760470