Muslim medics refuse to roll up their sleeves in hygiene crackdown - because it's against their religion

Daily Mail
February 27, 2009

http://www.islamist-watch.org/1393/muslim-medics-refuse-to-roll-up-their-sleeves-in

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Health officials are having crisis talks with Muslim medical staff who have objected to hospital hygiene rules because of religious beliefs.

Medics in hospitals in at least three major English cities have refused to follow the regulations aimed at helping tackle superbugs because of their faith, it has been revealed.

Women medical students at Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool objected to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands and removing arm coverings in theatre, claiming it is regarded as immodest.

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