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2004-01-27 Arabia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-01-27 12:04:56 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Urk!..."

Posted by mojo 2004-1-27 1:22:28 AM|| 2004-1-27 1:22:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Muslims are REALLY damaged, how sad.

Posted by Miguel 2004-1-27 4:48:27 AM|| 2004-1-27 4:48:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#3
"The mixing between men and women is totally forbidden under sharia (Islamic law) and highly punishable. It is...the root of every evil and catastrophe," said the mufti,

As far as I know, these evil muftis never ever criticize Moslem men who travel abroad and mix with women there or who import prostitutes for orgies.

These evil muftis never ever criticize the Saudi male aristocracy that has earned a reputation as the world's most profligate patrons of prostitution throughout the world.

Not one such word of criticism ever from these evil muftis! All their preaching and suppression are aimed at the females who were unfortunate to be born into Moslem societies, into the mean and brutal control of these evil muftis.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-1-27 7:26:26 AM|| 2004-1-27 7:26:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Limit on reforms - like an alcoholic swearing off wine coolers.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-1-27 7:27:26 AM|| 2004-1-27 7:27:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Crown Prince Abdullah has pledged to press ahead with reform but said change would be gradual and in harmony with Islam. "This country is either Muslim or nothing at all," he said.

I do not have a problem with that statement. Where is that 40km strip exactly?

Posted by john 2004-1-27 9:54:46 AM|| 2004-1-27 9:54:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikhâs ruling opened a debate on whether Saudi Arabiaâs absolute monarchy is capable of carrying out reforms and moving the country into the modern age with a powerful clerical establishment stuck in an 18th century mind-set.

I think that was a typo and should have read 8th century mind-set. 18th century would be quite a leap for these people.

Posted by Lil Dhimmi (JC) 2004-1-27 10:58:13 AM|| 2004-1-27 10:58:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 "without it it (Saudi Arabia) would be fragmented into tribal society,"

He says that like that would be a bad thing.

Posted by OminousWhatever 2004-1-27 1:10:11 PM|| 2004-1-27 1:10:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 8th century is the time when islam spread across the mideast and north africa. 18thc is the time when wahabism was born and became allied to the House of Saud.

Posted by liberalhawk 2004-1-27 1:38:56 PM|| 2004-1-27 1:38:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 like an alcoholic swearing off wine coolers

Shhhhhhhhhhh...... I got six months of peace with that one.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-27 3:40:25 PM|| 2004-1-27 3:40:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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