First, Amazon removed doormats featuring Qur’an verses from sale on the demand of the Hamas-linked Council on American Islamic Relations. Now Amazon is reviewing all of its products that are offensive to Muslims, after complaints continued over “toilet seat covers adorned with Islamic iconography.”
Upon removal of the doormats, the executive director of CAIR’s Washington, DC branch, Masih Fouladi,”expressed his gratitude for Amazon’s quick response to the matter,” stating that Amazon’s action “sends a message to manufacturers of such inappropriate and offensive items that they will not profit from Islamophobia or any other form of bigotry.”
Rather than calling upon Muslims to assimilate and adopt Western norms, Western society is being forced to assimilate and adapt to Islamic sensibilities. To not do so renders one “Islamophobic,” “bigoted,” and “anti-Muslim.”
There are also Christian toilet sets at Amazon, as well as doormats featuring Bible verses, without accusations of bigotry from Christians and Jews.
“Amazon Selling Toilet Seat Covers Printed with Islamic Scripture Amid Complaints From Muslim Community,” by Sabrina Barr, Independent, January 9, 2019:
Amazon is selling items including toilet seat covers adorned with Islamic iconography amid complaints they are offensive to the Muslim community.
The online retailer recently announced its decision to withdraw a selection of products featuring Islamic scripture from its site following a request from an American-Muslim civil rights group.
A variety of derogatory products are still available to purchase on the site. However, the retailer has stated that all products in violation of its policies will be reviewed.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) submitted an appeal last week for Amazon to remove 20 bath maths and doormats being sold through its platform by retail company Emvency.
“Cair said it received complaints about the items offered by Amazon seller Emvency that are offensive to Muslims because the Quranic verses and other Islamic references would be stepped-on or otherwise disrespected by customers,” the organisation stated.
Amazon subsequently announced that all of the offending items listed by the advocacy group had been taken off the site.
“All sellers must follow our selling guidelines and those who do not will be subject to action including potential removal of their account,” an Amazon spokesperson told The Independent.
“The products in question are being removed from our store.”
Masih Fouladi, executive director of CAIR’s Washington, DC branch, expressed his gratitude for Amazon’s quick response to the matter
“We thank Amazon for its swift action on this issue and hope it sends a message to manufacturers of such inappropriate and offensive items that they will not profit from Islamophobia or any other form of bigotry…..