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This is a HARD NO. We do NOT change American food-safety rules to accommodate Islamic religious rituals.A Dunkin employee aboard the Staten Island Ferry was filmed washing his FEET in a sink behind the food counter while performing wudu, the Islamic ritual cleansing Muslims perform before prayer.Then he rolled out a prayer rug and prayed nearby.Now the NYC Health Department is investigating, and the Department of Transportation is reviewing the incident.Businesses, schools, government agencies or public institutions are being required to bend ordinary rules every time an Islamic practice conflicts with them. Now our RESTAURANTS are compromised the same way?Customers should never have to wonder whether the sink around their food and drinks was just used to wash someone's feet because management was too afraid to say NO.