A father who alleged he was humiliated and discriminated against when prevented from driving his disabled son into the grounds of Ireland's biggest mosque during Eid-al-Fitr 2023 has lost his complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The mosque maintained its car park was full and the gate was closed due to the large number of attendees, dismissing the claim of discrimination based on disability.
A father who claimed he was humiliated by being ejected from the grounds of Ireland 's biggest mosque has lost his complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission ( WRC ). The man, whose name is Khayyaam Noordally, accused the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland of breaching the Equal Status Act 2000 by preventing him from taking his disabled son into the mosque's grounds by car on the Muslim holy day of Eid-al-Fitr in 2023.
Noordally alleged that he arrived at the mosque on Roebuck Road in Dublin 14 to find the main entrance gate half-closed, allowing only people on foot to enter. He said he could see a space near the entrance where he could park safely but that a security worker refused access, stating: “The car park is full and there’s no other car can get access.” Noordally insisted his son, who was born without a leg and unable to walk, required access by car. He claimed he was able to enter the site on foot later and found that two of the disabled parking bays on the grounds were occupied by cars not displaying a blue badge, while a third was free. He took photos of the situation and said a garda was called to remove him from the premises. The mosque, however, maintained that its car park was full on the day, with double the usual number of attendees marking the end of Ramadan. They stated that Noordally attempted to force his way into the car park and blocked the gate when he did not get his way. Mosque administrator Ahmed Hassain gave evidence that between 2,000-2,500 people normally attend Clonskeagh to mark the end of Ramadan, but 2023 was “exceptionally large”, with an estimated 5,000 attendees. Hassain said parking was on a “first come, first served” basis and that by the time Noordally arrived, the gate was partially closed over because the car park was full. He said that security staff would have stopped someone parking in a disabled bay if they saw it happen before their eyes, but otherwise, it was “impossible to find the perpetrator” and have them move the vehicle. WRC adjudication officer Conor Stokes noted in his decision that photos submitted as evidence showed “a number of empty spaces” in the car park on the day. He concluded that the decision to refuse access was not linked to disability and that Noordally, as a regular attendee, would have been well aware of the necessity for arriving early during the festival celebrations. The claim was dismissed
DISCRIMINATION MOSQUE IRELAND EID-AL-FITR DISABLED WORKPLACE RELATIONS COMMISSION WRC
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