Is this the most outrageous example of our politically correct culture gone mad?
In California, the owners of Urth Caffe in Orange County are facing a lawsuit that could cost them millions accusing them of discrimination against a group of Muslim women.
The only problem — one of the owners is actually a Muslim woman.
According to local station ABC7, Sarah Farsakh “claimed she and her Muslim friends were the victims of discrimination at Urth Caffe. She explained that they were asked to leave after 45 minutes, to free up a table for customers ordering at the counter.”
After they refused to leave, the restaurant’s manager called the police. According to the lawsuit, they were targeted because they were Muslims.
But was it discrimination, or simply this group of women breaking the rules?
“The restaurant’s owner, Shallom Berkman, said last week that his wife is Muslim, and he strongly denied any discrimination. He said the restaurant enforces [a] 45-minute seating limit — especially on the patio — to keep things ‘fair’ for all patrons,” NBC Los Angeles reported.
“Everybody wants an outside seat. We have this policy to make things fair and accommodate everyone who wants to enjoy Urth Caffe,” Berkman told ABC7 in a recent interview.
According to LA Magazine, Berkman’s wife “Jilla was born in Kurdistan and raised in Tehran,” and during the Iranian revolution, she was abandoned by her husband with their baby.
“Authorities seized their house and cars and froze her bank account; eventually she and her three-year-old daughter managed to escape by horseback over the Zagros Mountains into Turkey,” before eventually arriving in America and marrying Berkman.
Supporters say that is not exactly the profile you’d expect of someone eager to inflict “pain and suffering” on a group of Muslim women at her cafe.
Main Street says
It’s always strange to see those from cultures who hate and have no tolerance crying discrimination.
Thadius Sicklesteel says
…and want us to become another version of what they ran away from to start with. It never ceases to amaze me.
uncle_fweddy says
The answer to this seeming paradox is quite simple, really. The reason they come here–ostensibly–‘to escape oppression’, then seem to want to re-create the same conditions from which they ‘escaped’ doesn’t make sense to us, because we have assumed they have been truthful about why they are here. According to islamic law,TAQIYYA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqiya) the concept makes it permissible to lie, if the lie is told in order to advance the cause of islam. When you understand that they are lying in order to advance the cause of islam, everything comes to a much clearer focus.
The truth is that they are not immigrants; they are invaders. And they have come here specifically to take over new land, in which to set up another colony that has the same rules as where they came from. They are still jihadists, only they intend to accomplish their takeover by immigration, rather than by war; their word for this is HIJRAH, jihad by immigration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegira). When you look at it this way, it all makes perfect sense.
Jerry D says
From the Dictionary:muslim
Somebody who goes to live in other peoples countries but refuses to integrate with or tolerate their way of life. At the same time they demand we tolerate them and make all the changes to accommodate their stone age way of life.
Not all muslims are terrorists, but most terrorists are muslims.
The United Kingdom declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group after an 18-month study ordered by British Prime Minister David Cameron — and the Obama administration slammed the document as flying in the face of the Brotherhood’s history as a “nonviolent Islamist group.”
The report, which Cameron presented to the House of Commons on Thursday, described the Muslim Brotherhood as anti-democratic, openly supportive of terrorism, dedicated to establishing an Islamist government — and opposed to the rule of law, individual liberty, and equality.
uncle_fweddy says
An 18 month study? I came to the same conclusion within 18 seconds of seeing one of their many, many beheadings.
Artiewhitefox says
Disliking the Islamic belief system is disliking the divided against himself enemy of God denying that Jesus is God visually seen who ate meat we know not of. People eat meat that they know of. To dislike Islam is to dislike Satan who is Lucifer who in impersonates heavenly beings. That is who Muhammad saw that did not say fear not like Gabriel would have said. MUhammad meet a liar of all liars wanting Muhammad and all to fear him. Musliums need to run away from Allah that made eternal stars to be mortal stars when humanity fell. That is the colorful gold covered being who was called Lucifer. That fallen being wants to fool the masses standing on the earth before many trying to possess them even as he possessed Muhammad. Muslims would be wise to high tail it away from that being demolishing the Mosques that he wants. Muslims must take down their own mosques. ISIS is Islamic obeying the Quran. Stop denying it. Be honest.
kayjay says
Artie what is that drivel you wrote?
pjt says
Pay attention. Problem reading?
Steve says
Who cares what they like or dislike. Send them all back to their country and have their issues handled there and not in America.
Joanne says
A senseless meaningless lawsuit Muslim vs. Muslim clogging up our overburdened U.S. court system. Do us a favor and return to the Middle East and plead your case there. You won’t get very far with your stupidity. Do what’s right and decent during your stay in America or get the hell out.
Jerry D says
President Obama….
It was you who spoke these words at an Islamic dinner – “I am one of you.”
It was you who on ABC News referenced – “My Muslim faith .”
It was you who gave $100 million in U.S. taxpayer funds to re-build foreign mosques.
It was you who wrote that in the event of a conflict -“I will stand with the Muslims .”
It was you who assured the Egyptian Foreign Minister that – “I am a Muslim .”
It was you who bowed in submission before the Saudi King.
It was you who sat for 20 years in a Liberation Theology Church condemning Christianity and professing Marxism.
It was you who exempted Muslims from penalties under Obamacare that the rest of us have to pay.
It was you who purposefully omitted – “endowed by our Creator” – from your recitation of The Declaration Of Independence.
It was you who mocked the Bible and Jesus Christ’s Sermon On The Mount while repeatedly referring to the ‘HOLY ‘ Qur’an.
PRESIDENT HUSSEIN…. It was you who traveled the Islamic world denigrating the United States Of America.
It was you who instantly threw the support of your administration behind the building of the Ground Zero Victory mosque overlooking the hallowed crater of the World Trade Center.
It was you who refused to attend the National Prayer Breakfast, but hastened to host an Islamic prayer breakfast at the WH.
It was you who ordered Georgetown Univ. and Notre Dame to shroud all vestiges of Jesus Christ BEFORE you would agree to go there to speak, but in contrast, you have NEVER requested that the mosques you have visited adjust their decor.
It was you who appointed anti-Christian fanatics to your Czar Corps.
It was you who appointed rabid Islamists to Homeland Security.
It was you who said that NASA’s “foremost mission” was an outreach to Muslim communities.
It was you who as an Illinois Senator was the ONLY individual who would speak in favor of infanticide.
DCLGV says
Jerry D. I don’t disbelieve your litany of Obama’s transgressions, however it would be helpful if you had referenced the time and place for each one of them.
James says
Coming to a neighborhood near you. Ungrateful people.
Justin W says
Restauranteurs make money selling food & beverages, not keeping tables filled. Could it be these patrons had spent the bare minimum and stayed way beyond the time they should have been finished with their purchase? Restaurants aren’t in business to provide public seating. It is unfair to commandeer a table when customers are waiting in line.
Jerry D says
The ones that the muslims should thank are Obama,Kerry and Loretta Lynch. If it was up to Lynch she would put people in prison for discrimination against muslims. Google her name and check her BIO, She has said that if a muslim parent is discriminated against they should contact her at the Department of Justice, She also said if a muslim child is discriminated against they should also contact her at the DOJ. There was nothing in her BIO about any other religion or race just muslims. She was the guest speaker at the muslim luncheon. Instead of doing her job and going after Killery Clinton for all of her crimes, which are to many to mention she is more concerned with muslims and no one else. She should be investigated. Then they need to investigate the traitors Obama and Kerry. Obama jokes about where he was born and about how evil people think he is and a muslim, like at the dinner they just had all the people laughed with him, when he commented about coming from another country, what they didn’t know all the time he was laughing at them for being fools behind there backs. The gruesome three some are not done yet there are 7 more months of there destruction to this Nation as we know it. November is the time to vote all of the wasted free loaders out, The Administration will be replaced by the new president but there is still the senate and congress. The congress feels they are not getting paid enough and want an increase, But the Disabled Veterans and Social Security recipients have not received a cost of living under Obama for several years. I also don’t think the supreme court should be allowed to over ride the Constitution or the Bill of Right, it is time that we the people go back to living by these rules. Every time Obama or his administration don’t get there way they go to the supreme court, There job is to enforce and interpret the laws not make new ones.I hope this all happens soon or we are going to be a third world country.
Wendy says
This is only a story because they’re Muslims involved. Idiots sue establishments for enforcing house rules (or even laws and local ordinances) on them all the time.
Michael Valgos says
These blood sucking morons come over here supposedly for asylum, but then they want to sue people. I have a great remedy for this problem, and that is send them back where they came from. They can sue who ever they choose just as soon as they hit the tarmac.
Paul Fishman says
Was this a Sunni/Shia conflict being played out here? I guess if Muslims are majority then they turn their religious hatred on each other because of their selfish orthodox religious views. This testifies that the Islamic faith is NOT divinely inspired but man made.