| Dhimmi Watch: December 2007 Archives December 31, 2007 Barclaycard executive not in Sunni mood sacked after making Shi'ite joke Update: Barclaycard chief forced to quit after making 'joke' about Muslims, from the (thanks to Twostellas): A Barclaycard executive has been forced to quit after making an insulting remark about Muslims. Marc Howells, one of the company's leading figures, left his £200, 000-a-year job following the tasteless quip during a staff meeting as he discussed quarterly figures. Colleagues were stunned when he said: The results were like Muslims - some were good, some were Shi'ite. Offended members of staff complained to senior bosses about the wholly inappropriate comment. Mr Howells, 42, who worked for Barclaycard's European arm and has a £2million home in St John's Wood, was forced out earlier this month after negotiating an undisclosed pay-off, classed as redundancy under compromise. A company source said: No one could quite believe their ears when he came out with his Shi'ite joke. He had a very responsible job in a multinational company. What on earth was he thinking of? There were a few embarrassed guffaws but everyone except him knew he was for the high jump the moment he said it. Such is the way of the world today. Posted at Algeria: Islamic MPs ask for action against jihadists no, wait... We condemn the government's silence with regard to this phenomenon. Hey, great! Finally some Muslim moderates ...
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