Victimhood is currency nowadays, but actual anti-Muslim “racist” hate crimes are so few that more have to be invented. Sometimes, as in this case, there are unsuccessful attempts to do so.
“Sacked computer software engineer who tried to sue aerospace company boss for racism because she used the word ‘other’ has his claim thrown out,” by Kate Dennett, MailOnline, September 16, 2021:
A senior computer software engineer tried to sue his aerospace company boss for racism because she had used the word ‘other’ in an email.
Dr Fazal Ahmad was sacked by Rosemount Aerospace, based in Malvern, Worcestershire, after just four months for failing to develop a prototype artificial intelligence system.
But the developer, who is of Asian background, claimed his dismissal was due to discrimination, a tribunal held in Birmingham heard.
Dr Ahmad, who earned £63,000 a year, claimed that his boss’ use of the word ‘other’ in an email she sent when talking about his colleagues was racist.
But an employment tribunal judge has thrown out his claim, saying his sacking was ‘in no sense whatsoever because of race’ and the use of the word ‘other’ was ‘entirely commonplace’.
In the email, his boss Claire Knights said one of Dr Ahmad’s colleagues had expressed ‘frustration’ that he got to ‘play’ with the ‘fun machines’ without delivering much work, while ‘other people have to do the less glamorous programme work’.
The tribunal heard that Dr Ahmad was headhunted by Rosemount Aerospace as a machine learning engineer in June 2019.
He was hired to develop prototype artificial intelligence software for a client based in the United Arab Emirates.
Dr Ahmad was responsible for delivering the project, but failed to demonstrate any of his work or progress at the first monthly meeting in August, the tribunal heard.
On that same day, his boss Ms Knights received a complaint about Dr Ahmad from intern Ryanne Binns.
She claimed he was being condescending towards her in meetings, ignoring her, shutting down her suggestions and then, later on, raising her suggestions as his own.
At the next monthly meeting in September, Dr Ahmad again failed to present any of his work and Ms Knights became ‘concerned’ about his progress, the tribunal heard.
The following day, Ms Knights had a one-to-one meeting with Ms Binns, who complained that she did not know what Dr Ahmad was doing and claimed he would not explain.
These concerns were echoed by two other senior members of Dr Ahmad’s team, but Dr Ahmad told the tribunal their concerns were all part of a ‘conspiracy’ against him.
Another colleague, Dr Gary Smart, complained Dr Ahmad was ‘not really delivering much’ and ‘talked to him as if he was an idiot’….
Dr Ahmad failed to impress his colleagues at the October meeting and one was of the view that the information he presented was ‘likely downloaded from an online tutorial’.
He was given another chance at the next meeting, but Dr Smart claimed he had ‘simply used other people’s work off the internet’.
Another colleague said his work ‘could have been done by a student in an afternoon’.
Dr Ahmad was fired in October 2019, but he brought claims of racial discrimination to the employment tribunal due to his boss’ use of the word ‘other’ in the email….
PMK says
How much did the company have to spend on legal fees to defend itself? This guy should pay them.
mortimer says
No doubt, Dr Fazal Ahmad felt it was beneath his dignity as a male supremacist to work for a woman boss.
He wants to be the boss.
Productivity is not an issue for Ahmad, but it is if you are in any business I worked in on planet reality.
notnolib says
Here’s the thing…….Do like we do…….
Never, EVER hire a muslim. Not always, but sometimes they go Ka-Da-BOOM, and sometimes (not always) they murder their co-workers. It’s not islamophobic. It’s a safety issue.
Never, EVER do business with a muslim owned business. Not always, but sometimes they go Ka-Da-BOOM, and sometimes (not always) they murder their customers. It’s not islamophobic. It’s a safety issue.
Never, EVER patronize a business that hires muslims (be polite, and inform management as to why). Not always, but sometimes they go Ka-Da-BOOM, and sometimes (not always) they murder their employers customers. It’s not islamophobic. It’s a safety issue.
GFF says
“…The tribunal heard that Dr Ahmad was headhunted by Rosemount Aerospace as a machine learning engineer in June 2019…”
I wonder who checked his ‘bona fides’, or was the rubber stamp employed an anti-islamophobic device?
somehistory says
He seems to be incredibly lazy and stupid. Evidently, he was hired for a position for which he was unqualified. Stealing ideas from others….like his fake ‘prophet’ was a thief…
Lying about his work and fellow employees….like his fake ‘prophet’ lied about everything
All around mozlum, but no good as an employee or co-worker. And, as mozlums like to do, sue to get money for which they are not the least entitled. A form of extortion.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
==QUOTE== She said: ‘I had a one-to-one with Gary yesterday where he expressed some frustration about Fazal, specifically Fazal getting to ‘play’ with all the fun machine learning work and not really delivering much, while other people have to do the less glamorous programme work.’
This email, with Ms Knight’s use of the word ‘other’, was the central point of Dr Ahmad’s case that he had been discriminated against. ==UNQUOTE==
“This email”. What email? Is any email quoted in this article? The words “She said:” report her speech, not what she wrote in an email; otherwise it would have been worded “She wrote:”.
This news article is hard to follow. (And by the way, why is “glamorous” not spelled “glamourous”?)
gravenimage says
UK: Muslim computer engineer sues boss for racism because she used the word ‘other,’ claim is thrown out
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More ludicrous “Lawfare”. Even though this case failed, it still likely will have a dampening effect.
SAFI says
Let this be a lesson to all businesses considering to hire a muslim employee, this is very likely what awaits you down the road if you commit that mistake.