To call for this charity to be sued under UK equality act ?!

It doesn't matter whether the rules "satisfy the majority" if they aren't compliant with the actual law.

Nobody is saying the UK recognises ‘Islamic law’. But certain customs that this religion holds in its own right. You are not a Muslim, therefore these customs don’t apply to you, nor are they imposed on you.

People take part in charity runs because they believe in the cause. None of you people would take part in a run to raise money for local Mosques. And the organisers know that.

So they organised an event with rules that satisfy their majority - that is Muslim people. But white folk want to jump in and argue on principle, about an event they wouldn’t even spectate for.

I’m not trolling (do you know what that means?)
I’m asking you why this hysterical thread and emails to the mayor rather than court action to right this (identified by yourselves as a very clear) breech of the EA

At risk of sounding like a Reform voter, we don't recognise Islamic law in the UK. What matters is the laws passed by Parliament, not the made up laws of people's various sky pixies.

Even Muslims have to comply with the Equality Act.

You’re busy commenting on here, why not complain instead of trolling?

I want the law to be upheld. I want organisations to be held accountable when in breach. I want the continuation of equal opportunities in accessing goods and services. I want parity across protected characteristics. You seem obsessed with suing places for some reason.

I want the law to be upheld. I want organisations to be held accountable when in breach. I want the continuation of equal opportunities in accessing goods and services. I want parity across protected characteristics. You seem obsessed with suing places for some reason.

I don’t understand why you don’t think you can’t sue the mosque. You know the law, you know it’s on your side, you’re passionate- it’s literally just filling out and submitting forms??

Because the London Marathon isn’t organised by an Islamic organisation 🙄
Islam, like any other religion has several denominations. Some that will be more and some less conservative. There are parts of the world like Bosnia where Muslims drink for instance, but in the Middle East that wouldn’t be the case.

Well it does. Because the Equality Act says that religion is a protected characteristic.

In Islam, adult men and women don’t generally exercise together. That is their religious right. Females under 12 are not seen as reaching the age of maturity that’s recognised in Islam as 12 (average puberty), therefore they are allowed to mix.

You wouldn’t sue a religious event based on gender discrimination in the same way that nobody sues the Catholic Church for not allowing female priests.

Someone upthread said that it’s not an inclusive event. The inclusive (as we see it) part is based on the spectator side - anyone is able to make a day out of it, cheer on and observe, just like you would with the London Marathon.

But @TY78910 Muslim women ran in the London Marathon, which is a mixed sex event.

Well it does. Because the Equality Act says that religion is a protected characteristic.

In Islam, adult men and women don’t generally exercise together. That is their religious right. Females under 12 are not seen as reaching the age of maturity that’s recognised in Islam as 12 (average puberty), therefore they are allowed to mix.

You wouldn’t sue a religious event based on gender discrimination in the same way that nobody sues the Catholic Church for not allowing female priests.

Someone upthread said that it’s not an inclusive event. The inclusive (as we see it) part is based on the spectator side - anyone is able to make a day out of it, cheer on and observe, just like you would with the London Marathon.

What's distressing about this race is that the organisers claim that it's an inclusive event, when it's openly excluding a specific group of people. If it were men only, or women only, that would be ok provided they didn't call it inclusive. By saying that females over the age of 12 can't run, they're making it clear that they feel there is something wrong with adolescent girls and women running. I'd love to hear them say openly what those reasons are.

Well it does. Because the Equality Act says that religion is a protected characteristic.

In Islam, adult men and women don’t generally exercise together. That is their religious right. Females under 12 are not seen as reaching the age of maturity that’s recognised in Islam as 12 (average puberty), therefore they are allowed to mix.

You wouldn’t sue a religious event based on gender discrimination in the same way that nobody sues the Catholic Church for not allowing female priests.

Someone upthread said that it’s not an inclusive event. The inclusive (as we see it) part is based on the spectator side - anyone is able to make a day out of it, cheer on and observe, just like you would with the London Marathon.

Who'd you think I am?! 😂 sure, I'll start legal action immeduatejy , right this minute ma'am, is that swift enough for you? You're deliberately being obtuse. As a collective, we can email the mosque in question, write to the m.p, notify the charity commission, raise concerns with tower hamlets council, question London marathon involvement - all achievable, realistic actions. How do you think citizens go about affecting change? Any of that good enough for you?

They can practise their faith however they want “under UK Equality law”.

Who'd you think I am?! 😂 sure, I'll start legal action immeduatejy , right this minute ma'am, is that swift enough for you? You're deliberately being obtuse. As a collective, we can email the mosque in question, write to the m.p, notify the charity commission, raise concerns with tower hamlets council, question London marathon involvement - all achievable, realistic actions. How do you think citizens go about affecting change? Any of that good enough for you?

Then….. we go back to why you haven’t started legal action, what with it being such a clear cut case and the law backing you up so strongly.

And what a strange way you have of looking at things. You don't care about discriminatory, misogynistic unlawful behaviour - odd, but your prerogative. Fortunately we have laws which agree with me. They're there for a reason.