French Fast Food Chain Now Offering Halal Burgers

**Smaland** · 10-14-2010, 11:57 PM

In a telling measure of the growing Muslim presence in France, Quick, a homegrown hamburger chain trying to compete with McDonald's, began serving halal hamburgers last month in 22 of its 367 restaurants ...

The decision to serve halal burgers, with its bow to Muslim buying power, has produced an outcry among some political leaders, who regard it as an affront to France's Christian traditions and official secularism. As a result, the lowly hamburger has become an unlikely new symbol of the unease spreading across Western Europe over an influx of immigrants, including many Muslims, who as their numbers increase demand respect for their traditions.

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**~~Vasconcelos~~** · 10-15-2010, 12:08 AM

Muslims, who as their numbers increase demand respect for their traditions.

Fuck'em, this is OUR land!

**Aramis** · 10-15-2010, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by Vasconcelos

Muslims, who as their numbers increase demand respect for their traditions.

Respect for traditions? No, it's called free market, supply and demand.

**~~Aemma~~** · 10-15-2010, 12:18 AM

halal hamburgers

Originally Posted by Aramis

Respect for traditions? No, it's called free market, supply and demand.

Only because the marketplace is so globalised. A free market can still exist which does respect traditions. It's the global mindset that inhibits it from being so.

**~~Guapo~~** · 10-15-2010, 12:21 AM

Lol making money is not about respecting other's traditions.

**~~Aemma~~** · 10-15-2010, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by El Guapo

Lol making money is not about respecting other's traditions.

No it's not. But it doesn't mean that this cannot change. (Yes, yes I know...I've been accused of being an idealist before. You wouldn't be the first.

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**~~Guapo~~** · 10-15-2010, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by Aemma

Only because the marketplace is so globalised. A free market can still exist which does respect traditions. It's the global mindset that inhibits it from being so.

Everything is becoming mainstrem though, especially food. I see more "whiteys" eating shawarmas than camel jockeys. Nothing is exotic anymore just like the bagel is not only for Jews nowadays.

**Debaser11** · 10-15-2010, 12:38 AM

What did these French people (in particular these Johnny Come-Lately concerned political figures) expect to happen? They live inside big brown puddles of people, for Chrissakes. Duh!