Editing Guide dog (section)

==Discrimination==
{{Further|Islam and dogs}}
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Since some schools of thought in Islam consider dogs in general to be unclean,<ref name="Fadl">[http://www.scholarofthehouse.org/dinistrandna.html ''Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature''], s.v. "Dogs in the Islamic Tradition and Nature." New York: Continuum International, forthcoming 2004. By: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl</ref> Muslim taxi drivers and store owners have sometimes refused to accommodate customers who have service animals, which has led to discrimination charges against them.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Muslim Cab Drivers Refuse to Transport Alcohol, and Dogs|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=2827800&page=1|access-date=2021-03-06|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> However, in 2003 the [[Islamic Sharia Council]], a British organization that provides non-binding guidance on interpreting Islamic religious law, ruled that the ban on dogs does not apply to those used for guide work.<ref name="AN-2003"/>