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Then they need to change their definition, it is wrong.

The National University of Athens wanted to use some of my research to create a short series of lectures and lab excersises. So I’m here to work with the staff on that project, and to hold some introductionary sessions for any students who haven’t gone home for summer yet.

But mostly it’s an excuse to visit Greece.

I would ask my bf for his oppinion on this issue, but i’m currently working in Greece so that will have to wait until I return to England.

I’m sure this is true, but how much does the upper management of the site(s) mix with the workers?

I’m not even sure who the ’employer’ would be in this case. Many construction workers are self employed, or work for smaller companies who are contracted out blocks of work. The person running the site might not even know who is operating the cranes on any given day as far as I can tell.

Even if they knew what ramadan is, they wouldn’t know which of their muslim employees practice it.

That is true.

Most of the people who run building sites probably don’t know when ramadan is, or what is involved in it.

The people running most building sites probably don’t even know what Ramadan is.

It would be more accurate to say given what my bf has told me about his job. He’s an electrician / carpenter.

I don’t expect it’s something they even thought about, given my experience with construction workers.

I think the employee should be fired in this case. He acted irrationally, and endangered people’s lives. Religion isn’t an excuse, anyone who intentionally dehydrates themselves and operates heavy machinery should expect the same treatment.

I think the employee should be fired in this case. He acted irrationally, and endangered people’s lives.

He did it because he’s a muslim though. It’s also the reason he got away without being punished.

If it’s racial, then i’m also a muslim. I’m 1/8th Moroccan.

Does that mean that I get to endanger people’s lives with no consequences too?

From Oxford Dictionary:

“Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior.“

Racism requires race to be involved in the conversation.

Regardless, Islam is not a race.

If the worker in question was not a muslim, and still behaved in the same way then they probably would have been reported. How can you describe this in any way except for special treatment?

Nobody mentioned race, why are you so quick to bring it up?

Dr. Drac sounds a lot better than my real name

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