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India-Pakistan
LI bans use of sniffer dogs in Khyber Agency
2008-08-07
The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) banned the use of sniffer dogs in the investigation of crimes in Khyber Agency on Wednesday, calling the use "un-Islamic". The LI said anyone found violating the ban would be fined Rs 1 million and his house would be demolished. LI chief Mangal Bagh's spokesman Saifoor Khan made the announcement while addressing a press conference at the Bara Press Club. The LI said the use of sniffer dogs caused "personal enmities" between people, adding that it was an "un-Islamic act" which would not be allowed at any cost. Saifoor said Mangal Bagh had also announced the ban on his FM radio.
"Good evening, Brethren and Sistern and all the ships at sea! This is Mangal Bagh, broadcasting from an undisclosed location! Flash! This just in! No dogs! Y'got that? No dogs! They're un-Islamic, so don't even mention them. Don't even growl, dammit!"
Posted by:Fred

#7  Afghan hounds, also known as Baluchi hounds, according to Wikipedia, are an ancient breed. link

Seafarious, your theory is very plausible. Winsome boys and winsome dogs are a classic combination.
Posted by: trailing wife    2008-08-07 19:55  

#6  I've had a theory for a while that the fatwa on dogs was the 7th century version of a ban on handguns. Big Mo expressly forbade the storage and use of dogs in the home, but made some allowances for the herding-type and flock-watching dogs. Kinda like allowing shotguns for the hunter-voters today.

Dogs could make it inconvenient for a successful jihad, 'specially when it came to divvying up the wimminz and winsome young boys, dogs being the protective type, y'know.
Posted by: Seafarious   2008-08-07 15:33  

#5  sure ya can, but be sure to pet em first

*rimshot*
Posted by: Frank G   2008-08-07 14:59  

#4  They're probably jealous that, unlike dogs, they can't lick their balls...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-08-07 13:13  

#3  #2 FILTHY INFIDEL BEASTS! Posted by: tu3031

Not only that, they don't like dogs - man's best friend, and one of the first animals domesticated.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2008-08-07 12:51  

#2  FILTHY INFIDEL BEASTS!
Posted by: tu3031   2008-08-07 12:27  

#1  No dogs allowed? Better have a talk with the Bedouins, then. The Saluki has been the prized companion of the Bedouin tribes for 7,000 years--it's the oldest known pure breed of dog. Wikipedia says:

The breed is treasured by the Bedouin for the white spot on the dog's chest. The Bedouin value them, breeding them for both beauty and hunting qualities. A saluki, instead of being viewed as unclean, often sleeps in tents with their owners, to be protected from the heat of the day and the cold of the night.
Posted by: Mike   2008-08-07 11:43  

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