Friday, November 30, 2012

Muslim Motel Hosted Jews

"Hotelier loses discrimination suit:" ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 17, 2012

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A Muslim hotel owner discriminated against a Jewish group during a Southern California poolside charity event by ordering removal of banners and ousting them from the pool and spa, a jury decided in awarding $1.2 million statutory damages.

The suit was filed by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, whose members had gathered two years ago at the ocean-view Hotel Shangri-LA, owned by Tehmina Adaya, a Muslim of Pakistani descent.

In her testimony, Adaya denied an allegation she had ordered a halt to the event for fear that her family would cut off her financing.

Former employee Nathan Codrey testified in a deposition that Adaya used profanity as she halted the event.

‘‘If my [family finds] out there’s a Jewish event here, they’re going to pull money from me immediately,’’ Codrey quoted her as saying.

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