I thought this story was interesting from a couple of view points.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/01/25...ies/index.html

"We're doing a story about the conflict between the cabbies and the airport. The Muslim drivers have been refusing to take passengers carrying alcohol, such as wine or liquor purchased at a duty free shop," I explained.

....

I asked why Adan would object if I were carrying alcohol.

"The one who drinks, the one who transports, and the one who makes a business of it, they have the same category," he said.

"So, by my transporting my alcohol in your cab, you are sinning?" I asked.

"Sinning to God, yes," he replied.

Adan is not alone. About three quarters of the 900 cabbies serving the airport are Muslim, and many have been regularly refusing passengers carrying beer, wine or liquor.
At first I thought "fair enough" if they object strongly, then just get the next cab, it's a bit like Wee Free's refusing to work on the Sabbath. But then I started thinking along the lines of "Well, there a limited number of cab licenses issued by the city, so by taking one of those licenses you are assuring the city that you will treat everyone equally...."

What is the next step? Born again Christian cabbies refusing to carry Goths or unmarried couples?

So personally, although I understand where the Muslim Cabbies are coming from, this is not a situation where it's a plumber who refuses to work Saturday's etc. and you can just call up another plumber. But this is someone who is out working and utilising one of the city's restricted taxi licenses and deciding who they will and will not serve. As far as I'm concerned they should yank their taxi license and give it to someone who can do the job for everyone.

Thoughts?