Waitress slapped for serving alcohol
A waitress in Nice, France, was allegedly assaulted by two men because she refused to stop serving alcohol on the first day of Ramadan.The 30-year-old Muslim waitress said she was serving drinks on the cafe terrace when two men started insulting her in Arabic, calling her a "dirty whore" and saying she should be "ashamed" for serving alcohol.The waitress, who observes Ramadan herself, said one of the men shouted: "If I was God, I would have hung you."The waitress retorted: "You're not God to judge me."One of the men then slapped her face, knocking the woman to the floor, the cafe's CCTV footage reportedly shows.The incident on Monday has prompted a heated political debate over whether France is falling prey to "religious fundamentalism and ghettoised communities".The two men have reportedly been identified. One of them is known to be an illegal migrant who is a notoriously threatening figure in the district, but both are currently at large. ..
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