Quote Originally Posted by BCram View Post
The answer is that the action of the salon owner was racist and therefore exactly the same as the action of the shopkeeper in that both actions fall foul of legislation.
Whether or not one agrees with the outcome of these incidents depends on whether you agree that both incidents fall within the legal definitions of the relevant legislation. Since both were settled out of court there is no legal decision and perhaps the law might have rejected both claims. I am sitting on the fence!
That’s not the case bcram.

The Islamaphobic actions by the salon owner are against the law and discriminatory, however the salon owner would have been at no risk.

It’s against the law to discriminate against disabled people too, but in this case it’s not simply this point. Nobody has to put themselves at risk, in fact in the workplace it is against the law to do so. Two laws would clash here but it’s never been tested in court because the shopkeeper has caved.