Lassana Bathily, Muslim Employee, Saved Several People During Paris Hostage Situation

[Mister Agenda]

This is suspicious.

Why? Because it was a kosher store.

In order for the food to remain kosher it could not be handled/prepared (depending on how jewish the person was) by a gentile. Muslims are Gentiles.

Not saying she could work at the store as there would be many 'unclean tasks' (janitorial) that the kosher jews could not do. However her tasks would probably mean she would work when no one else was there, as to not taint the kosher food.

The prohibition is really against idolaters, which Jews may reasonably consider Christians to be, but not so the Muslims, who are strict monotheists. I could see even Orthodox Jews making an exception for a Muslim.