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Iraq-Jordan
Iraqi turbans hate Jews, "weekends"
2005-02-28
You just can't make this stuff up.

(Via Ace.)
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#7  Only when Muslim students are involved will you see protests whose end goal is making Saturday a school day.

And demanding that classes be held? My goodness. Thank God you'd never see that in America.
Posted by: The Doctor   2005-02-28 10:17:24 AM  

#6  "...In predominantly Sunni Samarra, the Mutawakal high school opened after insurgents threatened to kill its teachers if they took the day off...."

this seems to be a scrappleface or onion type story

Posted by: mhw   2005-02-28 8:18:51 AM  

#5  "...many Iraqis ignored the government edict and went to work and school Saturday anyway to protest."

French unions are poised to send thousands of 'industrial advisors' to help Iraqi workers master the concept of strike action.
Posted by: Master of the Obvious!   2005-02-28 6:26:55 AM  

#4  It's all that "praying" and crap.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-02-28 6:18:38 AM  

#3  6 hour working day?? This explains a lot.
Posted by: Howard UK   2005-02-28 6:13:26 AM  

#2  Says why in the very first paragraph of the article at the link, gromgorru.
Posted by: Master of the Obvious!   2005-02-28 5:59:37 AM  

#1  Why weekends?
Posted by: gromgorru   2005-02-28 5:56:11 AM  

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