Somali Taxi Drivers in Minnesota in Dispute Over Passengers with Pets, Alcohol

By Deborah Block Minneapolis, Minnesota 04 April 2007 Many Muslim taxi drivers are refusing service to passengers carrying alcohol, and sometimes pets, at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in the Midwest U.S. state of Minnesota. They say it is for religious reasons. But airport officials recently held hearings to consider tough, new penalties against those drivers because they say religious beliefs should not interfere with the job. VOA’s Deborah Block has more from Minneapolis. From The