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2008-05-26 Iraq

Forbidden pleasures return to Mosul as Al-Qaeda melts away

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Posted by Fred 2008-05-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Iraq

#1 The local Iraqi bread known as "sammoun" -- also prohibited by the militants who argued that it did not exist in the time of the Prophet Mohammed -- can now be found again in bakeries.

Somehow, the Taliban decides what is and is not allowed under Islam. For example, a bread that may or may not have existed at the time of Mohammed is forbidden. However, computers, drugs, AK-47s, RPGs, trucks, IEDs and other things they use are perfectly OK.
If they wanted to live like the prophet, they would be easy to spot - they would be riding camels and horses, and only using swords, spears and bows and arrows.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-05-26 05:06|| 2008-05-26 05:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Al-Qaeda militants had banned all public expressions of joy in Mosul, and even prevented the sale of a local popular bread, claiming that it was a breach of Muslim tradition.

I knew joy was taboo but I didn't realize bread was a forbidden pleasure?

Posted by JohnQC 2008-05-26 20:04|| 2008-05-26 20:04|| Front Page Top

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