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Egypt arrests 155 for “not fasting” during Ramadan
Breaking through the clutter ^ | 4 September 2009 | Bikya Masr

Posted on 09/07/2009 4:23:44 PM PDT by george76

police have targeted those who “break their fast publicly” and if caught eating or drinking anything in daylight, police have arrested them immediately, including one man who was purchasing juice for his family.

That man, Ahmed Mustafa, was quoted by al-Youm al-Saba’a as saying “I was standing at the store buying juice for my children for Iftar [meal that breaks the fast],” adding that he was indeed fasting. He is just one of many citizens who have felt the heavy hand of Egyptian police during the holy month.

It is part of an odd campaign launched by the interior ministry in the southern governorate. According to ministry officials, they want to show Egyptians “what life is like for a hard-line country,” such as Saudi Arabia, where penalties for breaking the fast early can result in lashings or imprisonment.

The campaign of the Egyptian Interior Ministry to “simulate” the experience of some Muslim-majority countries such as Saudi and Kuwait, which punishes those who eat or drink in public during pre-breakfast time in Ramadan

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Religion; Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: egypt; kuwait; muslim; muslimmajority; ramadan; saudi

1 posted on 09/07/2009 4:23:44 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76

These people are as nutty as they come. Maybe there’s some in-breeding involved.


2 posted on 09/07/2009 4:28:16 PM PDT by EggsAckley (There's an Ethiopian in the fuel supply. W.C. Fields)
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The perp.

3 posted on 09/07/2009 4:30:01 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare! When "natural causes" just isn't good enough!)
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To: EggsAckley

Percieved criminality ... it happens here, too.


4 posted on 09/07/2009 4:30:07 PM PDT by knarf
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To: george76
No wonder Detroit is a zoo. These people don't need a thriving automobile industry in order to eke out an existence.

What America needs to do is to round these Mudslimes up and ship them back to the desert. They can take the mudslime that occupies the WH with them.

5 posted on 09/07/2009 4:32:03 PM PDT by IbJensen (If Catholic voters were true to their faith there would be no abortion and no President Obama.)
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To: george76
"We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK," Obama said.
6 posted on 09/07/2009 4:37:41 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare! When "natural causes" just isn't good enough!)
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To: george76
.. during the holy month lunar cycle.

Fixed it.

7 posted on 09/07/2009 4:46:54 PM PDT by theymakemesick (Full of hatred for those that disagree, liberal democrats are the most intolerant bigots on Earth)
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To: theymakemesick

How many billions do we give these morons every year ?


8 posted on 09/07/2009 6:09:00 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: george76
Islam has its sights on Washington:

Islam on Capital Hill website.

9 posted on 09/07/2009 8:16:02 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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