Adly Yacoub, 41, was fired from his job as dealer for the Cairo Sheraton Casino after he had been employed for more than 10 years. The hotel administration accused him of stealing a $500 chip. But, according to Yacoub, he was dismissed not because of theft but because the hotel had asked him to change his religion and he refused...In June 1995, after the case had been in court for over three years, the court awarded Yacoub a social, moral and financial compensation of E£1,918 for the 10 years he served at the hotel...although Yacoub tried to look for jobs in other hotels, he said the Sheraton was able to ruin his chances. "I applied to the Nile Hilton Hotel, Mövenpick and the Pyramisa. The three of them told me the Sheraton said I have a reputation of being a gang leader and I also have religious activities... It was enough to discourage me to look for more jobs." George Nassan, manager of the casino at the Cairo Sheraton, however, said the hotel did not mar Yacoub's reputation. "It's not true," said Nassan. "All the things he said about the hotel are wrong." He declined to speak further about Yacoub. And although Yacoub was found innocent by the court, Sanaa Farag, human resources manager at the Cairo Sheraton Hotel, explained that the reason they fired and did not rehire Yacoub is because, as a matter of policy, the hotel will fire employees even if there is the smallest suspicion of illegal activity.