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| Ramadan pilgrims get dodgy dates |
| 2005-10-11 |
| JEDDAH, 11 October 2005 — With the advent of Ramadan, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has intensified inspection tours of date factories in various parts of the Kingdom to make sure that rotten products are not sold to unsuspecting Umrah pilgrims. The campaign aims to protect consumers from fraudulent practices of some factories which take advantage of the high season. |
| Posted by:classer |
| #5 That's impossible. Muslims would never callously profit at the expense of other Muslims. Why, if that were to happen the whole idea of making the world a unified Islamic paradise would amount to just another hare-brained utopian crock of ..... Never mind. |
| Posted by: Baba Tutu 2005-10-11 13:37 |
| #4 Like polio. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-10-11 13:26 |
| #3 tw: I'm sure these people would rather die of a real taint than be tainted by imaginary jooo cooties. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2005-10-11 13:17 |
| #2 You can always trust the quality of Iraeli produce. What a pity Saudi Arabia bans all trade with Israel. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-10-11 09:36 |
| #1 "Bad dates." -- John Rhys Davies |
| Posted by: AlanC 2005-10-11 08:56 |