Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 8
th, 2013 at 5:49am:
Are halal foods banned in western nations?
By the same token ~ burqas are banned in France and Belgium, and soon to be in Italy and Holland. By your own rules, shouldn't this mean that no passengers flying via Air France or Air Italia inbound for these countries should be allowed to wear a burqa?
You see how messy and culturally 'precious' it all becomes?
But anyway, I take your point.
So okay ~ let's agree upon a fair-and-equitable compromise that should satisfy all parties.
During flights from Muslim countries to Western countries both pork and halal foods are on the menu.
The Westerners don't have to eat the halal foods, and the Muslims are not compelled to eat the pork meals.
Pigs are not sacred to Muslims, and so no 'disrespect' is being shown by Western passengers who eat a pork meal.