Surely the Imam Rauf is on his way to Islamabad to explain to the Ramadan police all about Islamic tolerance. “Ramadan “˜police” target Pakistan’s cafe society,” from Guardian News & Media, August 7 (thanks to all who sent this in): Islamabad: With its wooden floors, leather sofas and customers peering at their Apple laptops as […]
Egypt fatwa: Muslims must not eat or drink in public places during Ramadan
Sharia advancing in the brave new democratic “Arab Spring” Egypt. “Egypt issues fatwa on Muslims who publicly ignore Ramadan fast,” from the Los Angeles Times, August 4 (thanks to JCB): CAIRO — An Egyptian religious authority announced this week that devout Muslims should not eat or drink in public places during daylight hours as a […]
Ramadan broadcasts “rife with antisemitic themes”
But remember: those who call attention to this and resist it are the ones guilty of “hate.” “Ramadan Broadcasts ‘Rife with Anti-Semitic Themes,’” by Rachel Hirshfeld for Israel National News, August 6 (thanks to Lachlan): Many of the popular television specials airing across the Muslim and Arab world during the month of Ramadan are “rife […]
Ramadan kareem! Six “Palestinians” arrested, one imprisoned, for eating in public during Ramadan
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the PA Supreme Court for Shari’ah Law has said that “our streets are Islamic,” and that even non-Muslims should not eat in public during Ramadan. What Western Muslim spokesman will go to the PA and explain to Sheikh Yusuf Ida’is that he is misunderstanding Sharia? Imam Rauf? Boy Reza? Honest Ibe? […]
Ramadan kareem in Turkey: Muslim mob shouting “Allahu akbar” stones home, torches stable of Alevi family that asked a Ramadan drummer not to wake them before sunrise
“They came to lynch us. They shouted “˜death to Kurds, death to Alevis.” They told us to leave and threatened to kill us if we did not.” The Evli family probably should have just resigned themselves to having to wake up early, seeing as how “Ramadan is a month of holy war and death for […]
Ramadan kareem in Nigeria: Muslims on motorcycles murder two Christians and an air force officer and his aide
Muslims in Bulgaria recently explained that “Ramadan is a month of holy war and death for Allah. It is a month for fighting the enemies of Allah and God’s messenger, the Jews and their American facilitators.” “Motorcyle gunmen kill four in northern Nigerian city,” from Radio Netherlands, July 29 (thanks to David): Motorcycle gunmen opened […]
Ramadan kareem: Bomb explodes in Afghan mosque, murdering five people
Yet more Muslims misunderstand Ramadan, the time of peace and reconciliation. “Mosque explosion kill 5 people in Uruzgan province,” by Sadaf Shinwari for Khaama Press, July 30 (thanks to David): According to local authorities in southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, at least five people including an Afghan judge was [sic] killed following an explosion in […]
Indonesia: Ramadan kareem! Muslim mob carrying swords and golf clubs smashes bar “to ensure the month of Ramadan is not tainted”
“They committed sins there. They get drunk so action must be taken.” Drunkenness: sin. Smashing up a bar so that people can’t drink there: not a sin. Ramadan mubarak from modern, moderate Indonesia: “62 arrested for Indonesian Ramadan bar-room blitz,” from Sapa-AFP, July 30 (thanks to David): A group of 150 youths — some as […]
Ramadan kareem! 11 arrested for not fasting in Borneo
Facing fines or six months in jail for not being pious enough. “11 nabbed for not fasting “” Daud,” from the Borneo Post, July 30 (thanks to David): MIRI: Eleven Muslims have thus far been nabbed by the Sarawak Islamic Religious Department (Jais) for not fasting during the month of Ramadan which started on July […]
Ramadan kareem! Pakistani police assault and arrest two men for having soft drink
Somehow these Misunderstanders of Islam didn’t get the memo that Ramadan is a time to “reconcile differences and seek peace.” “Pak police assault 2 men for having soft drink,” from PTI, July 29 (thanks to David): Islamabad: Two men were detained and assaulted by policemen in the Pakistani capital for having a soft drink at […]