Atlanta Businessmen Basheer Jones and Nardin Jihad Sue Fox Theatre Alleging Racial & Religious Discrimination

Atlanta businessmen Basheer Jones and Nardin Jihad are suing the Fox Theatre alleging racial and religious discrimination. The men wanted to host a concert at the Fox on Saturday, September 11th, to reportedly celebrate the end of their Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to WSB-TV. But the Fox said denied their application in March and that led to the lawsuit.

Jones said a Fox Theatre official told him, “You know, you guys are Muslim, and it’s September 11 and there’s going to be some security issues so we don’t think that it would be best for us as a company to rent the facility out to you.”

Fox Theatre officials told Channel 2 Action News that they informed the promoters that they already had two prior requests for events this Saturday and that they would rent the venue to the Muslim group on another date. The concert will now be held Sunday, Sept. 12 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Source

Here's what Fox Theatre's management did that was very suspect. They cancelled all functions on that day and decided to do maintenance and HVAC work on the premises. So, they would rather not host any events because they were called out for a questionable decision? Wow. Crazy.