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April 28, 2007

Kansas City Airport adds foot basins for Muslim cabbies

This is a generous courtesy, but will the demands stop with this? Unfortunately, they will not. This just will encourage the cab drivers to behave in accord with Sharia -- as the Minneapolis cabbies have already begun doing with their refusal to transport people carrying alcohol.

"Airport adds foot basins for Muslim cabbies: Police worry about Kansas City 'catering' to Islamic rituals," from WorldNetDaily.com, with thanks to Davida:

The Kansas City International Airport has added several foot-washing basins in restrooms to accommodate a growing number of Muslim taxicab drivers who requested the facilities to prepare for daily Islamic prayer, WND has learned.

The move concerns airport police who worry about Middle Eastern men loitering inside the building. After 9/11, the airport beefed up its police force to help prevent terrorist attacks.

"Why are we constructing places of worship for them inside our airports?" said an airport official who requested anonymity. "Why are we catering to their rituals? We don't do it for any other religion."

Other major airports also are dealing with increased demands from Muslim cabdrivers.

For instance, cabbies at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport recently caused a stir when they refused to carry passengers possessing alcoholic beverages or accompanied by seeing-eye dogs. Alcohol is forbidden in Islam, and dogs are considered unclean.

There are approximately 250 taxicab drivers operating at KCI Airport in Missouri, one of the largest airports in the U.S., linking some 10 million passengers between mid-America and other U.S. cities. Approximately 70 percent of the drivers are of Middle Eastern heritage and practice the Islamic faith, sources say.

KCI Airport Police are responsible for the cab drivers, including the holding areas of the building. The KCI Aviation Department, which oversees the police, recently expanded the taxicab facility restroom area to include the construction of four individual foot-washing benches.

The cost of the project is not immediately known. A spokeswoman for the engineering department said she could not break out the figures.

KCI Airport Police Capt. Jim Harmon declined comment, explaining, "This is a touchy subject."

He referred questions to the KCI Aviation Department.

In a cleansing ritual known as ablution, Muslims are required to wash their feet before praying to Allah five times a day. They often complain that public restroom sinks do not accommodate their needs. Floor-level basins make it easier for them to perform their foot-washing ritual.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has pressed government agencies and businesses to install the foot basins in restrooms.

Posted by Robert at April 28, 2007 6:50 AM
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Are these facilities private? I don't think the rest of us should be obliged to watch this spectacle. About as appealing as public toe nail clipping.

Anyway, why couldn't they just stick their feet in the toilet and flush?

Posted by: Celsius [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 7:27 AM

We should all help Moslems with one ritual, the hajj.

Posted by: David England [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 7:37 AM

The funny,most laughable part, is that the American taxpayer is "footing the bill" for the imposition of de facto shariah in America; and at the same time, mired down in the STUPIDEST war ever fought against islam, where they can't even identify the enemy who wants to kill them!

Maybe, just maybe, America should be destroyed from within BY ITS OWN CORRUPT, TRAITOROUS POLITICIANS, WHO HAVE SOLD OUT THEIR PEOPLE AND THEIR COUNTRY!

Why?

Because simply, if the American People are willing to allow this and let it go unchallenged;
as they no doubt will -- THEY DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY ANYMORE!

Shariah law, IS NOW THE LAW OF THE LAND!

EITHER STOP IT IMMEDIATELY, OR FOREVER SHUT UP ABOUT IT!

Posted by: witness [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 7:42 AM

After reading the whole article, I can't imagine why anyone would want to use a basin or a foot wash facility AFTER a Muslim gets done with it! However, someone else, non-Muslim, will, at some point, use the foot wash facility. The Muslim cabbies will be furious, violent, and claim more victimization and Islamophobia. Then what? Will airport authorities have to police the bathroom facilities in order that infidels don't use Muslim-only fixtures? Jim Crow is coming back to the USA, only this time the law can rightfully be called Bin Crow....really disgusting.

Posted by: maryrose [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 7:57 AM

I don't travel very much. Hopefully, for those JW readers that do, they will take a photo of the first sign that they see in a public bathroom by the foot basins that reads, "For Muslims only." I can't wait.

Posted by: maryrose [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 9:32 AM

I've asked the following question in the past and have yet to receive a response . . .

Do airports, libraries, universities, gymnasiums, stadiums, malls etc. offer similar accomodations (segregated prayer rooms,footbaths, etc.) throughout the ME?

Inquiring minds and all. . .

Posted by: justamomof4 [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 9:56 AM

I think they should have just put in a sand box. Sand is just as good as water, you know...

Posted by: Godefroi [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 10:05 AM

Special ritual cleansing sinks, special prayer rooms, special accomodations for their aversion to alcohol, pork, seeing eye dogs.

But, Christians continue to get a bad rap and are attacked on a daily basis by the likes of Rosie O'Burka and her ilk. Christians are the problem; they don't want to join the 7th Century Islamic Boys' Club. Christians are sooooooo intoooooooolllleeeeeerrrrrrraaaaaaannnnntttttt.

What's next? Keith Ellison demanding a ritual cleansing sink in the mens' restroom in The House? Reinstalling the plumbing on Capitol Hill to face the correct direction for making muuuuuuccccccccaaaaaaaaaa?

This collusion between the liberal left and these Islamo-commie-fascist-cutthroats in the name of their faux religion is simply un-American.

I wonder what would happen if a non-Muslim were simply to use their special ritual sinks to wash off the dog poop on their shoes?

Would it be a religious crime, or a health code violation?

Posted by: BurkasforHitlery [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 10:51 AM

That's it! If I hear one more liberal A$$hole say separation of church and state I'm gonna beat them like a redheaded stepchild til they start protesting these muslim supremascist groups calling for prayer rooms and toejam basins. Please let me see a lib/dhimmie bitch and moan about a menorah or a christmas tree and I promise you I will have to be bailed out!

WOO. Now that I got that out of my system, would someone please tell me why these Chamberlains of this country are not being identified as such?

I never thought I'ld say this but I have truly come to the conclusion that until there is another 911 type incident, these lib/dhimmies are not going to stop trying to betray this country and its citizens in the manner of Senator Surrender Reid, Queen Belicosi and Traitor Jack Murtha. I won't even go to the blatantly demonstrated betrayal of one Keith Elison of the nation of islime.

Just keep letting them get away with their treasonous acts and sooner or later it will be you or your kids that are going to be paying the jizya to your muslim masters.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Posted by: Paratisi [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 11:18 AM

Dhimmis in Kansas City? Thats too close to home. Is this sort of thing appeasement or do these concessions represent a surrender to the inevitability of a New Caliphate? Maybe even a 'welcoming' of an imposed religiosity by liberals who have lost their own?

Posted by: PTG [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 11:38 AM

Shouldn't the airports also broadcast the "disembowelled goat bleat" muezzin's cries 5 times a day over their public address system? Say at 110 dB.

And adding a minaret next to the control tower would only be reasonable.

Banning Jews from flying wouldn't hurt either.

Plus, how about a free sheep to slaughter at the curb before each cab fare so that Allah will make sure the tip is good?

And maybe a free trip to Mecca for all Muslims in the country.

One-way, of course.

Sliiiiiiiiiiippppperrrrrryyyyyyy sloooooooooope!

Posted by: profitsbeard [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 12:06 PM

In my culture, any basin on the floor in a restroom is a license to urinate into and I have no doubt that is what I will do if I ever encounter one of these BOF-MIHA (bending over forwards, may I have another)dhimmi contraptions.

On a insouciant note, I will now be able to back up my words when I utter the phrase "piss be upon him".

Posted by: William The Crusader [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 12:30 PM

"Why are we constructing places of worship for them inside our airports?" said an airport official who requested anonymity. "Why are we catering to their rituals? We don't do it for any other religion."

Damn good question. Can anyone, anyone answer it ? This is unbelievable. Pathetic. And a very slippery slope indeed.

Why are moslems the only group getting special treatment ? One accomodation can only lead to another, and another, and another. I read this stuff every day and it makes me crazy. Truly the future will belong to islam unless we stop this bullshit now.

Posted by: ImNoDhimmi [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 12:37 PM
"Why are we constructing places of worship for them inside our airports?" said an airport official who requested anonymity. "Why are we catering to their rituals? We don't do it for any other religion."
Damn good question. Can anyone, anyone answer it ?

Yeah, I've been thinking the same thing for a very long time. That's why I'd like to know if the same type of catering to religious rituals takes place within the muslim lands as well.

Has anyone been in a ME airport (library, university, mall, theatre, stadium etc) and witnessed the local populations having direct access to these same accomodations?

I'm guessing that you won't find this type of accomodation (for any religion including islam)at various venues in the ME. And if not - what is the justification for providing this nonsense here?

If I'm wrong . . .kindly address.

Posted by: justamomof4 [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 12:52 PM

I encourage everyone to mistake the wash basins for urinals!

Posted by: MadMom [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 2:18 PM

I encourage all readers (in all countries) to start checking out their local/state/national govt department/agency buildings to see which have used your tax dollars to have Islamic religious purpose foot washing basins installed.

Find out who authorised their installation, who was in charge of the administration of that Dept/agency at the time and start demanding answers. Once identified, share the news with Jihad Watch. Where necessary, start using the information in election campaigns.

Posted by: veil416 [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 3:10 PM

Dhimmis in Kansas City? Why not? It is also destined to be the future Mexican border if the Stab America in the Heartland Highway is built.

Posted by: poetcomic1 [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 4:33 PM

William the Crusader and MadMom are absolutely correct. A small ceramic container below knee-height is obviously for urination.

Go for it!

Posted by: Aardvark [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 5:41 PM

oh goody a new type of urinal for the infidels to use it will be interesting to see just how many of these foot washing basins get used for urinals and whether or not Muslims will use them after that because I believe the Koran claims that infidels are unclean

Posted by: godisnotallha [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 9:48 PM

for my religion im gonna insist that kansas airport build me my gollywog washing pools, so i can soak, wash and scrub my gollywog before ritually stuffing its right arm into my anus.
(this is my right under my new religion called "gollywog" and anyone that doesnt like it will be made a slave to the gollywog or worse)

do you think that kansas city airport will do this for me?

Posted by: leonthepigfarmer [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 28, 2007 11:46 PM

"Dhimmis in Kansas City? Why not? It is also destined to be the future Mexican border if the Stab America in the Heartland Highway is built."

Tragically, poetcomic1, you are entirely correct. Indeed, I believe this is the way the world will end: Our beloved Republic will be dismembered by Mexicans, while the Muslims wage jihad in our cities, and the Moaists ( the Chicom ) will take advantage of the chaos to finish us off.
We race headlong toward cataclysm and all of our politicians remain clueless.......

Posted by: One_of_the_last_few_Patriots_left [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 2:28 AM

We should also note that these special Muslim rituals designed to "cleanse" the musulmen to distinguish them from us unclean infidel dogs are typical cult behaviors designed to increase cult solidarity while denigrating non-cult-members (us.)
Remember the SS clicking their heels throwing the stiff-armed Nazi salute while shouting "Heil Hitler!"
"Allahu akhbar!"

Posted by: One_of_the_last_few_Patriots_left [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 2:36 AM

Christian's..stand up and be counted! American's, take a stand. This country do not belong to Muslim's. This nation is One Nation Under God..not one nation under Allah.

If we do not let our voice be heard in the government hall's and to business's..we will lose America as we have known it.

I see a pattern already in the work's here just like it happen in Europe. Now, Muslims have over runned Europe! We already know they want to take the world. It is in their plan's..even the so called peaceful Muslim's are a part of it....how much money do they give to terrorists?

Can anyone explain why we having all these fires in America and all these explosion's? What are we doing, just setting back waiting for the big "boom". They taking us down economically!!! How stupid can our government get to allow them to remain in our country?

If something is not done about this situation....how will this generation of American's (youth's) suffer under sharia law?

I hate to have to walk in a airport with stinky feet all over the place and pans of water'. Somebody going to end up busting their buns on a floor in a airport. Ok, airport's..what you going to do when somebody get's hurt because of such stupidity!

I have to say this....go home Muslims's, where you belong!. I don't want you here in my country. I don't want your stupid way's here in my country. All you Muslim's do is cause hardship, headache's and you whining dang babie's need a bottle in your mouth.

I do not see where Muslim's are doing anything for the good of this country. I never see them feed the hungry! I never see them help the sick! Why should we stand by and let them bring Sharia law to this country and have their way. Who need's to wear those hot long"ugly" clothes down to your feet when it is 90 degree's. I bet they do stink with all those clothes on. I like air!!!

I like nothing about the Islamic life! They have not proven to me that allah is God. They have not proven to me...their religion is the right way (surely not...they love blood and guts'.) Their tactic of terror and fear should make the world"wake up"...we are strong enough to take that religion and smash it into the ground where it belong (with Satan). Now some may say, well...they have a right to their religion. That's true, but when they use their religion to cause world troubles, death and torture...it is time to put a stop to it!

Posted by: Cher [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 5:33 AM

If I see one of these I'm going to throw a ham sandwich into it

Posted by: sheiknbake4pork [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 8:28 AM

"This nation is One Nation Under God"

unfortunately the founding fathers of the USA should've made it clar as to which God they were referring to by signing/printing his name into the constitution. The Christian God is named in the Bible, Yahweh or jehovah.

Muslims could perceive the "one nation under god" as being Allah as there is no mention of jehovah/yahweh.

this is a loop hole in the constitution.

Posted by: leonthepigfarmer [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 10:45 AM

Here's the web page to contact the Kansas City International Airport to voice your opinion about this.

http://www.flykci.com/ContactUs/ContactUsForm/Index.htm

The World Net daily article also contains information on the "purification ritual" which is done before prayer.

The Islamic purification ritual, known in Arabic as "wudu," involves a 10-step process, which includes:

1. Praising Allah while washing both hands up to the wrist three times, making sure that the water reaches between fingers and under rings.

2. Rinsing out the mouth thoroughly three times, using the right hand (the one not used for cleaning private parts) to bring the water to the mouth.

3. Snorting water into the nostrils from the right hand, three times, to cleanse them of demons that Muslims believe reside there, clearing the passages of any mucous using the left hand.

4. Washing off the tip of the nose with the left hand.

5. Washing the entire face three times from right ear to left ear.

6. Continuing to wash from forehead to throat.

7. Washing the right arm and then the left arm, three times, from the wrist up to the elbow, removing watches.

8. Moving wetted palms over the head from the top of the forehead to the back of the head.

9. Passing the wetted tips of the fingers into the grooves and holes of both ears, and also passing the wetted thumbs behind the ears and ear lobes.

10. Finally, washing both feet to the ankles starting with the right foot, including between the toes, then reciting: "Ash-hadu an la ilaha illal lahu wa ashhadu anna Muammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh" – meaning there is no god but Allah and he has no partners, and Muhammad is his servant and messenger.

Two questions - how do these people ever get any work done, if they have to do this 5 times a day ? And, if they wash this thoroughly all the time, why do they stink and always look so dirty ?

Posted by: ImNoDhimmi [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 11:18 AM

Posted by: Cher [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 12:03 PM

oops...my post disappeared. I try that again.

Posted by: Cher [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 12:04 PM

Muslims could perceive the "one nation under god" as being Allah as there is no mention of jehovah/yahweh.

Even the Native American's worshipped Yahweh!

Take a look at this fellow American's! It may shock you but this need to be known. From Christian's in Turkey! The Muslim's "terror" reign's again.
[Details of the torture---"Tilman was stabbed 156 times, Necati 99 times and Ugur's stabs were too numerous to count. They were disemboweled and their intestines sliced up in front of their eyes. They were emascalated and watched as those body parts were destroyed. Fingers were chopped off, their noses and mouths and anuses were sliced open...Finally, their throats were sliced from ear to ear, heads practically decapitated."

Tilman was a German missionary and father of three.

http://fishermansnet.com/From_the_Protestant_Church_of_Smyrna.pdf

How can a human being be so savage? They are pure evil! As far as I am concerned...our constitution of religion is only for the sane! And Islamic's. Koran, and their allah must go! Before our youth's mind's are taken completely by them teaching it in our school's and college's.

Our government has a problem when they set back and give these "culted people" time to plan and destroy. Take the MS-13 gangs and mix them with Islamic's in America and what do you have?

Posted by: Cher [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 12:06 PM

how do these people ever get any work done, if they have to do this 5 times a day ? And, if they wash this thoroughly all the time, why do they stink and always look so dirty
if you notice the process of wudo does not cleanse the body just the feet and arms and hands and face it does not cleanse the body and who said they get any work done the only ones I've seen working hard and getting things done are the ones that are apostates that do not practice Islam but as for being dirty and stinking well if you don't wash your body it is going to smell and they're emulating their so-called perfect man the Koran even insinuates at times their pedophile prophet stank and covered with lice and these are signs of a person that is not all that clean

Posted by: godisnotallha [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 29, 2007 1:54 PM

Why do the politically incorrect have to cave in to Islam? I thought that they insisted on separation of Church and State. Our government and societies now exercise this rule. If God is out, then Islam should be out too! Caving in to these monsters will only bring America et al, closer to Sharia. This is exactly CAIR wants... Just think for a minute... America under Sharia law... Women are oppressed, non-Muslims are second class citizens, death through apostasy, death for speaking out against Islam, public executions on Fridays, cutting of hands for stealing bread, forced clitoris circumcision of young girls, America much like Nazi Germany in the 1930's, America like Iran today... and so on....

Posted by: The Resistance [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 30, 2007 10:06 AM

Will slices of pepperoni float?

Posted by: MP [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 30, 2007 2:24 PM

Okay.. i have the answer! Just dont use the Muslim cabbies... if you need a cab and the next one avail looks muslim.. just pass and get a non muslim cabbie.. then if they dont have a job.. they wont need the foot basins cuz they wont be working at the airport. It is your dollar that is paying for their work.. you support them everytime you give them money.

Posted by: rebelfag68 [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 30, 2007 10:12 PM

ImNoDhimmi: Thanks for the link.

The KCI Aviation Dept. is wholly supported by "airport user charges" and does not fund its operations through general tax revenues. Link at
Http://www.flycki.com?/AviationDepartment/ADOverview/Index.htm

I heard Savage talking about this last night on the radio. His reasoned opinion was that this was a special accomodation in violation of the Establishment Clause and that if one religion could demand special accomodation, then so could other religions. Also, health code violations should be considered in the interest of public health and safety.

Even if the KCI paid for these ritual foot baths with user charges and not taxpayer dollars, the diversion of a portion of a monies for any special group raises questions of prejudice against the concerns or preferences of another group not associated with the accomodation.

Further, a public building should not be altered to accomodate the demands of one religious group over another. Imagine courthouses, libraries, city parks, highway rest stops and other public places with restroom facilities now being altered to accomodate special religious demands such as this. The cost is going to be punitive.

The KCI Aviation Department Manger can be emailed directly at: mark_vanloh@kcmo.org


Posted by: BurkasforHitlery [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 1, 2007 5:55 PM

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