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Islamic Militants Ban Mobile Phone Ringtones
Cellular News ^ | 6th May 2008 | Staff

Posted on 05/08/2008 4:08:32 PM PDT by forkinsocket

Islamic militants in Pakistan's tribal areas, which border Afghanistan have issued a decree banning music from mobile phone ringtones and vehicles in tribal areas of the country. A spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Maulana Faqir Mohammed said, the they would not allow commuters to play music in their cars or use musical ringtones on mobile phones.

He warned that offenders would be punished according to Shariah laws.

Maulana Faqir Mohammed has been an outlaw in the region due to his reported close contact with Taliban and al-Qaeda elements. He has however been disowned by the tribal elders, who in 2006 - following local traditions - burnt down his house as a signal of disapproval of his activities and warned him to surrender to the authorities.

This is not the first time that Taliban leaders have tried to clamp down on music in their areas - and a wave of attacks on mobile phone stores in North Waziristan was carried out last October to stop them selling music capable phones.

The shop-owners said at the time that they had received several letters, asking them not to sell mobile phones pre-loaded with 'musical' ring tones. Many retailers had started offering phones pre-loaded with 'jihadi' ringtones, but this did not seem enough to appease the militants.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: islam; pakistan; ringtones; taliban
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1 posted on 05/08/2008 4:08:32 PM PDT by forkinsocket
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To: forkinsocket

Another stroke of pure genius....gads, these people are stewpid.


2 posted on 05/08/2008 4:09:58 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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To: forkinsocket
Music is considered "satanic" to Islamic extremists.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 05/08/2008 4:10:18 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: metmom; Fred Nerks; dennisw; SunkenCiv

“Can you hear it now?” islamic ping


4 posted on 05/08/2008 4:11:16 PM PDT by indcons
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To: goldstategop

Yeah and blood of innocewnts is “holy”


5 posted on 05/08/2008 4:11:22 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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To: goldstategop

I’d like to send them the old “Porky Pig” tune.


6 posted on 05/08/2008 4:11:46 PM PDT by unkus
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To: forkinsocket

Ah to live in stone age again. Sharia law, eh. So they could be stoned for having music ringtones on the cell phones they use to blow up IED’s?


7 posted on 05/08/2008 4:12:03 PM PDT by infantrywhooah
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To: infantrywhooah

good point


8 posted on 05/08/2008 4:14:50 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: yldstrk
Another stroke of pure genius....gads, these people are stewpid.

We may joke about some of our backoods countrymen being inbred, but I doubt everyone means it.

They really DO marry their cousins. It must be how they plan to create a society so @#@#$%^ stupid that it buys the 72 Raisins Doctrine, and dresses their kids in explosives &etc.

9 posted on 05/08/2008 4:20:43 PM PDT by Gorzaloon
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To: forkinsocket

Everybody cut foot-loose.


10 posted on 05/08/2008 4:23:06 PM PDT by GeneralisimoFranciscoFranco (I love liberals. They taste like chicken.)
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To: yldstrk

This article should be text messaged to every teen and pre-teen in the world. “Why is Islam bad? Because they’ll cut your head off if you play your favorite band as a ring tone!”


11 posted on 05/08/2008 4:29:40 PM PDT by tbw2 ("Sirat: Through the Fires of Hell" by Tamara Wilhite - on amazon.com)
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To: forkinsocket

However to use your cell phone to detonate a bomb to kill Jews and Infidels is OK.


12 posted on 05/08/2008 4:30:54 PM PDT by The Great RJ ("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: indcons
He warned that offenders would be punished according to Shariah laws.

Let me check the appropriate sharia law...stealing, cut off the right hand, apostasy, cut off the head, listening to ring-tones; cut off the ears?

13 posted on 05/08/2008 6:16:39 PM PDT by Fred Nerks
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To: indcons

Would be fun to hack them all so their ringtones were the sound of an incoming artillery round. ;’)


14 posted on 05/08/2008 6:20:18 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

Thanks indcons.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2013300/posts?page=14#14


15 posted on 05/08/2008 10:07:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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To: SunkenCiv

You’re welcome, FRiend.


16 posted on 05/11/2008 5:35:37 AM PDT by indcons (Please add the sarcasm tag, where appropriate)
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To: forkinsocket
a wave of attacks on mobile phone stores in North Waziristan was carried out last October to stop them selling music capable phones.

That right there is funny, I don't care who you are!

17 posted on 05/11/2008 5:43:03 AM PDT by humblegunner (Che is Gay)
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