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| No Mexican hajis this year... |
| 2003-02-10 |
| A number of Muslim leaders in Mexico expressed sorrow for the fact that nobody they know has managed to go to Hajj this year. The number of Muslims in Mexico is estimated at a few thousand, out of the huge population of Mexico, estimated at 100 million people. Said Louahabi, president of the Islamic Center in the Mexican capital, explained that the number of Muslims going to Hajj on their account is very little, due to the small number of Muslims, as well as the high cost of the Hajj trip, estimated at a minimum of 2000 U.S. Dollars. Oh, the Soddies aren't paying their way this year? Most of the Muslims can not afford this, he said, explaining that in previous years, a number of new Muslims were hosted by some Islamic organizations abroad. Other expatriate pilgrims preferred to join Hajj expeditions from their countries. Muslims have a religious obligation to make the haj at least once in their lives, so it puts a couple thousand bucks into the Soddy coffers. Wotta racket. Maybe we should have an obligation on people who believe in democracy to come to Mount Vernon at least once in their lives and drop a coupla thousand into the Virginia economy? I can understand why there are so few Muslim Mexicans. Mexicans as a people have a sense of humor. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 ...and WHACK HIS PEE-PEE! |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-02-10 16:16:31 |
| #5 Rather than trekking to the hajj, I hear they are all making a trip to the Mosque of Zorro. |
| Posted by: BossMan 2003-02-10 13:33:35 |
| #4 Off Topic, but a news report has been posted which claims that "120,000" Iranians are still affected being targeted with Iraqi "mustard" and "nerve gas." See: http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=76918 |
| Posted by: Anon 2003-02-10 11:47:20 |
| #3 Somehow the underlying cultural assumptions seem antithetical, though I suppose it's possible the Mayans may be different from the rest of Mexico. I just can't see Islamism as a solution to any of Mexico's problems. |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-02-10 11:20:25 |
| #2 And the women! |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-02-10 10:42:20 |
| #1 along with good beers, a delightful agave-derived beverage and long history of song and dance.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-10 10:07:44 |