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2005-12-16 Europe

Alcohol bans fuel fear of Muslim rule in Turkey

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-12-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mr Erdogan was also quoted as saying: "There is nothing going on here".

Well, there you have it, case closed. Next story.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-12-16 10:13|| 2005-12-16 10:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Last month, the state-run standards institute announced it would introduce "halal" certificates for food that meets Muslim religious dietary requirements. A new women-only gym and swimming pool run by Ankara council and plans for a mosque inside an Istanbul park that is already surrounded by mosques have also caused many Turks to suspect Islamic mores are creeping into official policy.

All right then, do something about it come next election cycle. If y'all don't, the assumption is that Islamic mores is what you want.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-12-16 10:26|| 2005-12-16 10:26|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm sure the EU commission will find that banning French wine is against some rule, somewhere.

Posted by DoDo 2005-12-16 11:20|| 2005-12-16 11:20|| Front Page Top

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