Amazon apologises to Muslim councillor over offensive doormats

A Muslim councillor has received an apology from online retailer Amazon after it was discovered that doormats with Allah’s name on them were on sale on the website.

Labour councillor for Washwood Heath Mariam Khan brought the product, which bears the prophet’s name in Arabic script, to the attention of the company. They have now removed it from the site.

She took action after being contacted by a number of constituents who were offended that Allah’s name featured on a product for wiping feet.

The 26-year-old said that the mats were at odds with the current Amazon Christmas advert, which promotes racial and religious harmony.

In the commercial, a Christian priest and Muslim Imam order gifts for each other from the popular retailing site.

• Read more about the Leicester Imam who appears in the Amazon Christmas video here.

I think it would be offensive for anyone of any religious faith to have items such as this on their doorstep with their religious scriptures on them to wipe their feet on.

Amazon has stressed that it was totally unaware of the offensive nature of the item.

The rugs, they said, were placed on its site by a third party seller, who simply used Amazon as a platform to sell its products.

“We can confirm that the products are no longer for sale.”