Muslim wins $8500 in lost unemployment benefits for not shaking hands with a woman employer

Insanity in Sweden. A muslim man won $8,500 in lost unemployment benefits after he was withdrawn from the program for refusing to shake hands for a female employer.

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A Swedish court ruled Monday in favor of a Muslim man who lost unemployment benefits after refusing a female executive's handshake, court documents indicate.

Stockholm District Court ordered Sweden's National Public Employment Agency to pay $8,000 to the man, who was withdrawn from a labor market training program after refusing the handshake at a company with which he was going to intern, The Local reported.