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Saudi Arabia warns non-Muslims: Respect Muslim rules in Ramadan
2003-10-24
Saudi Arabia warned Western residents on Wednesday that they must respect the Muslim prohibition on eating, drinking and smoking in public during daylight hours in Ramadan, the holy month that is expected to start next week.
Well, okay. I guess that means that during December the world's Muslims are going to be jolly and festive and give gifts to everybody in sight, right?
The Interior Ministry said penalties would be imposed on any non-Muslim who violates the ban in shops, streets or places of work. Punishment could range from the termination of one's work contract to deportation. "Being a non-Muslim is no excuse... deterrent measures will be taken against violators," the ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
"We insist that you, too, be dour and humorless. It's a cultural thing, y'know..."
Meanwhile, the "black cloud" of pollution hanging over Cairo will prevent this year's sighting of the crescent moon marking the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Egypt's mufti was quoted as saying Wednesday.
Maybe God sent it, to punish you for lacking any vestige of a sense of humor?
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#7  Another funny thing is when Ramada ends, the number of Saudis who drive off the causeway returning from Bahrain to the Saudi mainland mysteriously rises...
Posted by: Pappy   2003-10-24 10:45:57 PM  

#6  Wait I thought this was the Religion of Tolerance (tm)!
Posted by: Val   2003-10-24 9:17:11 PM  

#5  Ramadan well and truly sucks the big one.

BTW, there is one other restriction that you failed to mention: fornication.

Aramco Muslims have "special hours" during that month. In practice, they party / feast all night, so they drag in 2-3 hrs late and leave for lunch and don't return. When they get home they crash - and that's the day. Just thought you might wanna know.

One of the funniest things is when "sundown" comes and you can't find any of the guards - they're all on the floor sitting on their prayer rugs with a picnic going on.

For non-Muslims it just sucks and then sucks some more. Except for how nice and quiet it is at work. No yammering at high volume. No holding groups prayers in the cubicle next to yours. Peace. Quiet.
Posted by: .com   2003-10-24 6:21:13 PM  

#4  It's a good time to take vacation, 'cause you don't want to be anywhere near these folks during Ramadan. They tend to get a bit... testy about mid-way into it.


Posted by: Pappy   2003-10-24 6:20:27 PM  

#3   That's cool, I can respect that. I'll just move the BBQ inside and position the fan to blast the smell to the largest Muslim rich environment that I can target.

...or...

Maybe I'll tape some BBQ to my body under my clothes and them go pray at the local Mosque.

....or....

After eating (with BBQ sauce all over my face) I'll walk downtown sporting my "Proud God Fearing Infidel since 1970!" t-shirt. The one with the crosses all over it. ...or better yet my "Pork...the other white meat!" t-shirt.

Decisions, decisions....

Posted by: Paul   2003-10-24 5:33:01 PM  

#2  Sounds like mucho OT for the Religious Police.
Posted by: tu3031   2003-10-24 4:44:22 PM  

#1  Maybe it's another Creeping Death. Long overdue, IMHO.
Posted by: BH   2003-10-24 4:32:36 PM  

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