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Minneapolis is home to one of the largest concentrations of Somali immigrants in North America. For the past seven months, officials at the airport there have been struggling with how to accommodate the religious beliefs of Somali Muslim cab drivers without inconveniencing certain passengers. Many of the cabbies refuse rides to anyone carrying alcohol. The airport authority wanted those drivers to put special lights on the top of their taxis to identify them as alcohol-free. But that idea was scraped. Now there's a new rule that could put some drivers out of business.
Broadcast History
Originally aired on PRI's "The World" on May 7, 2007.
Phil Corriveau
Posted on July 22, 2007 at 12:16 PM | Permalink
Review of Muslim Cabbies Say 'No' to Passengers With Alcohol
This is a very well produced feature that was originally heard on PRI's program series "The World". It reflects the high standards of quality that are heard regularly in this signature program series. It is everything a good feature should be; informative, lively, sound rich, and topical, with a human interest element and multiple points of view. Todd Melby's narration is crisp and nicely edited, and the piece flows well from beginning to end.