Woman Says She Was Kicked Out of Egyptian Restaurant for Praying, Employee Suspended

WIRE — An Egyptian woman said she was asked to leave a Sizzler restaurant after  the restaurant manager attempted to stop her friend from praying inside the Mall of Arabia branch, prompting the restaurant chain to apologize and suspend the employee involved. Sizzler Steak House, a restaurant chain operating in Egypt since 2014, said the incident was an "unacceptable individual act" that does not reflect its policies, after the woman, Nada Metwally, detailed the incident in a Facebook post. According to Metwally, she was dining at the restaurant with friends, including mothers and children, when one of her friends needed to perform the noon prayer before the prayer time ended. Metwally said her friend performed ablution in the mall restroom before asking restaurant staff where she could pray. After being told that one area was a passageway leading to the kitchen, she chose a secluded corner away from other customers and began praying. Metwally alleged that the branch manager then approached her friend and attempted to stop her from completing the prayer. She said she intervened and asked the manager to address the situation respectfully, explaining that her friend was praying inContinue reading "Woman Says She Was Kicked Out of Egyptian Restaurant for Praying, Employee Suspended" The post Woman Says She Was Kicked Out of Egyptian Restaurant for Praying, Employee Suspended first appeared on Egyptian Streets.

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