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Muslims in fatal denial of HIV/AIDS
thestandard.com.hk ^ | July 18, 2005 | Laura Kelley and Nicholas Eberstadt

Posted on 07/17/2005 10:08:48 PM PDT by F14 Pilot

Edited on 07/17/2005 10:40:02 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Few Islamic countries have taken steps to tackle the pandemic as the death toll continues to mount.

''I just pray that God ends my life before more symptoms show. I don't want to create problems for my family.''

Before his HIV-positive diagnosis in 2001, the Egyptian engineer who spoke these words thought that AIDS was a faraway disease that afflicted only foreigners. He had no idea that the global AIDS pandemic had reached his country. Now he says he would rather kill himself than be rejected along with his family by neighbors and friends, who regard HIV as synonymous with sin and shame.


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1 posted on 07/17/2005 10:08:55 PM PDT by F14 Pilot
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To: DoctorZIn; McGavin999; freedom44; nuconvert; sionnsar; AdmSmith; parisa; onyx; Pro-Bush; Valin; ...

PING!


2 posted on 07/17/2005 10:09:42 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: F14 Pilot

Denial ain't a river in Egypt.


3 posted on 07/17/2005 10:10:06 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Andrew Heyward's got to go!)
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To: Paleo Conservative

hehehehe!

But honestly, this is serious!

;-)


4 posted on 07/17/2005 10:10:38 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: F14 Pilot

well afterall, you always here that men are for pleasure and women for babies in the muslim world.
hard to believe, but....


5 posted on 07/17/2005 10:10:52 PM PDT by ottersnot (Kill a commie for your mommie....Johnnie Ramone. American Rocker and patriot)
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To: F14 Pilot

Ill winds, and all that.


6 posted on 07/17/2005 10:11:01 PM PDT by decal ("The French should stick to kisses, toast and fries.")
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To: F14 Pilot

Can camels, sheep or goats get AIDS?


7 posted on 07/17/2005 10:14:51 PM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: ottersnot

Yeah... I'm heard some sick sick stories about Iraq and Afganistan and not about the Taliban or terrorists. Don't be fooled, those people are not "people yearning to be free" they are culturally entrenched in widespread rape, abuse of women, and homosexuality.


8 posted on 07/17/2005 10:16:36 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: ncountylee

Where's the outrage from PETA?


9 posted on 07/17/2005 10:17:07 PM PDT by namsman
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To: F14 Pilot

I knew all that bending over in their majids would lead to trouble..


10 posted on 07/17/2005 10:17:48 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty (Crush the jihadists, drive their minions before you, and hear the whining of their mullahs!)
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To: ottersnot

Maybe they are trying for 72 on the front end and counting on the post mortum 72 promised.


11 posted on 07/17/2005 10:19:22 PM PDT by Atchafalaya (When you're there that's the best!!)
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To: F14 Pilot
In Kerman, in southern Iran, an enraged father not long ago took an axe and chopped his 23-year-old son to pieces for bringing AIDS into his family.

Isn't Islam wonderful? There is a solution for any personal problem.

12 posted on 07/17/2005 10:19:40 PM PDT by vox humana
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To: F14 Pilot

Dance with the Devil...


13 posted on 07/17/2005 10:20:13 PM PDT by null and void (You'll learn more on FR by accident, than other places by design)
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To: F14 Pilot

They should try reading Deuteronomy and the Judges then they see what awaits them. They won't so......


14 posted on 07/17/2005 10:20:36 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

---Don't be fooled, those people are not "people yearning to be free" they are culturally entrenched in widespread rape, abuse of women, and homosexuality.---

Gee, that sounds familiar. Wonder where I've seen that sort of thing going on?


15 posted on 07/17/2005 10:23:05 PM PDT by claudiustg (Go Sharon! Go Bush!)
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To: F14 Pilot; CHARLITE

on the one hand: I am disinclined to weep for those who catch lethal pathogens by engaging in gross and promiscuous sexual activities. Reap what you sow, and all that.

on the other hand: if this leads to a massive reduction in the teeming hordes of militant Muslims who are, don't doubt it, our enemies... the pragmatic and inhuman part of me would be tempted to call this a good thing.

on the other other hand: I can easily see how some clever swot might gin up a fatwa claiming that those with AIDS can cleanse themselves of their defilement and remove the dishonor they have brought on their families by strapping on Semtex jumpsuit and blowing themselves up amidst the infidels in the Dar al Harb. Hell - it'd be a two-fer: explosive damage and biological warfare.

so, in sum: I am hard pressed to say whether I find this information good, bad, or indifferent.


16 posted on 07/17/2005 10:23:53 PM PDT by King Prout (I'd say I missed ya, but that'd be untrue... I NEVER MISS)
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To: F14 Pilot

I'll drink to that news........Bottoms Up! ragheads.


17 posted on 07/17/2005 10:24:32 PM PDT by ~Matahari (How is News Max less Opportunistic than McCain?)
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To: Paleo Conservative

We can only hope.


18 posted on 07/17/2005 10:26:17 PM PDT by Texasforever
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To: F14 Pilot

Well, if the men keep buggering the boys and passing them around, just what do they expect?


19 posted on 07/17/2005 10:28:01 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: F14 Pilot

By crikey, that's terrible news!


20 posted on 07/17/2005 10:28:26 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Understand Islam. Understand Evil. Read THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD link My Page.)
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