A soup kitchen owner says she only employs Muslims and allows them to pray in the middle of busy shifts.

Hana Assifiri, a self-described 'Muslim feminist', was profiled for ABC documentary Speed Date A Muslim.

This is the same Melbourne business owner who in April successfully campaigned to stop Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali from visiting Australia.

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Hana Assifiri says she only employs Muslim women at her Melbourne soup restaurant

Hanan Assifiri with hijab-wearing employees at her inner-city Melbourne restaurant

In the documentary series, screened on the ABC's religious affairs program Compass, Ms Assifiri speaks about how she only employs Muslim women.

'It's positive discrimination. You need to establish an environment that you know speaks to and engages and is relevant to Muslim women,' she said.

The businesswoman and Muslim political activist even allows her employees at her inner-city Fitzroy business to pray in the middle of busy shifts.

'They say, "I'm going to pray" they go pray,' she said.

'Halfway through a shift, halfway through a meal, halfway through the chaos.'

The ABC documentary Speed Date A Muslim shows staff at a Moroccan soup bar at work

Hana Assifiri was the spokeswoman for a petition campaigning to stop Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali (pictured) from touring Australia

The taxpayer-funded documentary shows her inviting customers to attend a speed dating evening where they can ask Muslims any questions.

However, when asked about sharia law by Daily Mail Australia the Moroccan Soup Bar owner declined to answer.

'Sharia law is a whole massive conversation we need time to discuss and debate with,' she said in April.

'It's not something I can give you a quick sound bite.'

Hana Assifiri (pictured centre) with The Project's Waleed Aly (right) and his wife Dr Susan Carland (left) who says feminism comes from Islam

The businesswoman from Melbourne insists on Twitter that Islam is not a misogynist religion

Sharia law, which secular Muslims reject, calls for the death of ex-Muslims.

This would include apostates like Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who cancelled her Australian tour in April for security reasons.

Ms Assifiri was the spokeswoman for a petition opposing the visit of the Somali-born writer, who requires 24-hour security, and appeared in a video accusing Ms Hiri Ali of being a misogynist.

The ABC documentary series shows Ms Assifiri telling customers about 'fear mongering'.

'If I was to believe what I saw about Muslims on telly, I would be fearing Muslims as well,' she says.

Hana Assifiri asks her customers in the documentary if they would like to ask Muslims a question

The soup restaurant owner wonders why the public is sceptical of feminist being linked to Islam

Ms Assifiri told her Twitter followers Islam was not based on hating women.

'No need for competing for misogyny. Plenty to go around guys. Stop using Muslim women,' she said in February.

She published another post in April ridiculing people who were sceptical of the link between feminism and Islam.

'The mere mention of the words feminism and Islam in the same sentence evokes so much reaction and hostility. Wonder why,' she said.

The documentary screened on the ABC on Saturday, and was shown again on Sunday afternoon at Ms Assafiri's Melbourne restaurant.