Cafe owner ordered to remove exaust fan

[wyguy]

Cafe owner ordered to remove exaust fan because neighbour claimed 'smell of frying bacon offends Muslims'

A hard-working cafe owner has been ordered to tear down an extractor fan - because the smell of her frying bacon 'offends' Muslims.

Planning bosses acted against Beverley Akciecek, 49, after being told her next-door neighbour's Muslim friends had felt 'physically sick' due to the 'foul odour'.

Councillors at Stockport Council in Greater Manchester say the smell from the fan is 'unacceptable on the grounds of residential amenity'.

The fan has been in Beverley's Snack Shack takeaway in the Shaw Heath area of the town for the past three years.

Mrs Akciecek and her husband Cetin, 50, - himself a Turkish Muslim - work more than 50 hours a week buying, preparing and cooking hot and cold sandwiches and hot-pots for their customers.

Today mother-of-seven Mrs Akciecek said she plans to appeal against the decision.

She said: 'I just think it's crazy. Cetin's friends actually visit the shop, they're regular visitors, they're Muslim people, they come in a couple of times a week.

'I have Muslim people come in for cheese toasties. Cetin cooks the food himself, he cooks the bacon.

'When we go to a cafe my husband wouldn't be offended by the smell of bacon. His friends are not offended by it, we have three visitors who come here for a sandwich, friends of my husband, and the smell doesn't offend them at all.

'My brother-in-law doesn't flinch if he comes and we've just taken out three trays of bacon.

'I'm going to find a local councillor. I'm waiting for the letter so I can appeal.'

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[j102]

that is utter nonsense- whoever filed a complaint against them was not doing it because they are offended at the smell of pork, they obviously had other motives. in any restaurant, how is one going to tell apart the smell of the many diffrent type of foods that are cooked in the kitchen (they all start to blend together after awhile, i used to work in a restaurant kitchen)

also from what i understand there must be some type of exhaust fan in any business owned kitchen as it is a fire hazard and against the law, in some areas at least.

[MorningGlory]

Nothing in islamic law forbids the smelling of pork. Only handling or consuming it. A good lawyer should be able to turn this one around.

[wyguy]

It's just another spoke in the wheel of the machine to get everyone who is not a muslim to dare not offend them in any way, shape, or form.

[MorningGlory]

It's just another spoke in the wheel of the machine to get everyone who is not a muslim to dare not offend them in any way, shape, or form.

i have a problem with that; I offend them any chance I get. Surely everyone is aware that several muslims frequent this website, staying in the shadows and reading the posts. They do it for the same reason I read Al Jazeera English Online.

[wyguy]

It's just another spoke in the wheel of the machine to get everyone who is not a muslim to dare not offend them in any way, shape, or form.

i have a problem with that; I offend them any chance I get. Surely everyone is aware that several muslims frequent this website, staying in the shadows and reading the posts. They do it for the same reason I read Al Jazeera English Online.

You just blew your cover, Inspector Clouseau...

[Guest man]

This has nothing to do with being offended. They're pushing the envelope. They're attempting to create an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty in the non-muslim population.....................and it's working.

[wyguy]

This has nothing to do with being offended. They're pushing the envelope. They're attempting to create an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty in the non-muslim population.....................and it's working.

Yes it is indeed working. In one of Detroit's suburbs (Dearborn) a Christian cannot even pass out tracts on a public sidewalk without fear of arrest because the Muslims run the city.

[Isaiah 6:8]

Double standard, its wrong for you to offend us, even if non was meant but we can openly and purposely offend you its our right under free speech.... If it had been Christians who had been offended (why I don't know) by the smell of Islamic Cooking it would be a story about the evil narrow minded Christians.

GRR...

[Lily of the Valley]

I don't agree with having to make changes just to appease someone, but at the same time perhaps the person who filed the complaint IS really getting sick from the smell. (I can't drink the majority of tap water because most tap water tastes disgusting to me and will make me sick, so I can sorta get how this person feels) And while this article reported it as a Muslim complaint it doesn't mean the person who complained did it based on his or her faith--- details can easily get messed up or assumed when it comes to reporting.

If anything, the neighbor and the owners should talk about it--- perhaps they could only cook bacon on certain days, or could microwave the bacon instead of frying it. There are alternatives to having a peaceful environment for the shop owners and the neighbor. And I think that's really what we all want in our lives: peace.