Don't want to take another thread off-topic so this is a new thread.
Bethsmum said,"...To be honest if I was aware that any interviewee was Muslim, I would do everything in my power to avoid employing them.. Muslims are difficult to deal with in a working enviroment..., wanting time of to pray and demanding different working times during Ramadan as if it was there God given right whilst the rest of us just have to get on with it ."
This is unfair bias. Funny how it is acceptable for employees to go for many cigarette breaks in a day, but if a Muslim wants to pray that is somehow inconvenient.
Many workplaces allow women time to go and pump breast milk, and allow flexible working hours to accommodate child care needs. Then there is maternity and paternity leave. Oh, that's right, that's' why many males don't hire female employees either...
In a Muslim country like the UAE, companies regularly allow their Christian staff to take some vacation time off around Christmas, and those of other religions are able to take vacation time off for their special days. That's what vacation days can freely be used for by any employee, why not Muslims?
Of course people have to adapt if they are living in a predominately "other" religious environment, so I highly doubt that Muslims expect to have everything in their workplace as it would be if they were working in a predominately Muslim country.
Let's be sensible and have more compassion for the needs of all groups of employees in companies.