LM has written previously about the Westfield Shopping Center in West London and how it treats Muslims.
Today the Standard reports a huge sales increase at Westfield and credits "Tourists" as the reason for this success. The reality is that from my anecdotal experience Muslims from the Middle East are some of the major spenders which is ironic because Westfield London since its inception has always appeared to ignore the interests of Muslims while happily taking our money.
The usual suspects will kick off with the tired old ignorant argument about what's faith got to do with running a Shopping Mall. In that case why do Westfield globally and in London make a fuss over their Chanukah party which has become a regular feature.
I was in Westfield yesterday and witnessed Muslims from overseas and domestically spending huge sums if the designer bags and bulk shopping of Mac makeup products were anything to go by. I had a chat with two Muslim families down from Birmingham and Manchester respectively due to the kids summer break. When I pointed out the inconsistent approach that Westfield adopted towards Muslims and Jews both said if they had known about this they would have reconsidered their visit.
Westifield is located in West London with a huge Muslim population and today's sales figures demonstrate they are succeeding largely due to Muslim shoppers. As a result my question to Westfield is why do you ignore our faith while celebrating other faiths and will you rectify this by celebrating Eid on behalf of local Muslims who you currently choose to ignore?
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