A hospital belonging to the Red Cross in Linz, Austria, refused to accept a blood donation of a Saudi man and a number of other Muslims. The Austrian Islamic IRG foundation, which organized the blood donation campaign, filed a complaint against the responsible doctor, accusing the Red Cross of racism. The director of the Red Cross in Linz apologized to the Muslims, explaining that the blood was refused because Hepatitis B is widespread in the countries south and east of Austria(Author not mentioned, al-Wafd, Mar. 4, p. 16). Read original text in Arabic.