Church’s Chicken Franchisees Sue Islamic Owners for Religious Discrimination

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Source:  Black Enterprise/Baltimore Daily Record
Franchisee Sues Islamic Investment Bank for Racial Discrimination
A Baltimore couple has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Islamic investment bank that owns the Church’s Chicken fast-food chain, alleging their franchise failed because the bank’s strict adherence to the religious code of Shari’ah prohibited the couple from selling pork. Marcus and Denise Beasley, who are black, claimed they were treated differently by the bank, now known as Atlanta-based Arcapita Inc., than non-black franchisees who were allowed to continue serving breakfast dishes containing pork after the chain was acquired by the bank in December …read more