An Indian restaurant in Bahrain’s Adliya has been closed by authorities after a veiled woman was allegedly stopped from entering the facility, Gulf Daily News reported. Reports suggest that the duty manager is an Indian, who has been suspended post the incident.
The restaurant authorities have put out an apology statement on social media expressing regret for the incident.
Bahrain media outlets reported that the incident came to the fore after the video of a restaurant staff blocking a veiled woman went viral on social media platforms.
Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) has launched a probe and asked all tourism outlets to comply with regulations and avoid enforcing any policy that violates the laws of the kingdom.
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“We reject all actions that discriminate against people, especially regarding their national identity” the BTEA said, adding that the step has been taken adhering to Decree-Law No 15 of 1986, which regulates the tourism outlets including restaurants and hotels.
The authority added that it is pursuing legal actions.
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Meanwhile, in a statement posted on social media, the restaurant management apologized for the mistake committed by one of the staff, which brought disgrace to the organization. “We have suspended the duty manager based on our investigation,” the restaurant said.
“We have been serving our customers from all nationalities living in this beautiful Kingdom for over 35 years now. Ours is a place for everyone to come and enjoy with their families and feel at home. In this instance, a mistake has been made by a manager who has been suspended and this doesn’t represent who we are,” the restaurant said.
The incident comes amid the ongoing hijab ban in the south Indian state of Karnataka. The Karnataka high court has upheld the state government’s ban on hijab inside educational institutions and said ‘hijab is not essential to Islamic practice.’
It is pertinent pertinent to mention that in February this month, Bahraini Parliament had condemned the Hijab ban imposed in educational institutions in Karnataka and demanded international pressure on the Indian government to immediately call off the ‘discriminatory’ decision.
Further, the Bahraini Parliament unanimously approved an urgent proposal by 23 MPs, led by Al Asala Bloc president and services committee chairman Ahmed Al Ansari, to issue a statement against “such discrimination meted at the Muslim minority” in the country.
Last year, too, Bahraini Parliament had condemned atrocities against Muslims in India. “Muslims in India, particularly in Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, suffer from violence abuse and systematic killings” as well as “usage of persecutory practices and restricting of their rights, freedom and religious practices,” Bahraini lawmaker Abdul Razaq Hattab had said.
Hattab had also warned that “In case the Indian government continues their restrictions and violence on muslims, we are announcing we will go severe action, including trade boycott.” He mentioned that trade between the countries exceeded $105 billion.