Not Muslim? No Taxi for You!

Muslim taxi drivers in Minneapolis are refusing to pick up anyone who is carrying alcohol or has a dog - including seeing-eye dogs.

Here's an excerpt from an article in the New York Sun titled, "New in America: Not Muslim, No Taxi":

Islamic taxi drivers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are refusing passengers carrying alcohol and blind folks with seeing-eye dogs because the animals' saliva is sacrilege according to Sharia law.

The enterprising Muslims during the past year have stranded 100 passengers a month, sometimes for more than an hour, according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission, since three-fourths of the 900 taxi drivers servicing the airport are Somali Muslims who have decided to participate in the new discipline.