Muslim-only Alton Towers (Great Britain's largest fun park has Muslims Only day)

The Sun (U.K.) ^ | June 30, 2006 | GUY PATRICK and ANDY RUSSELL

[Stoat]

EXCLUSIVE

Muslim-only Alton Towers

Thrilling ... but only Muslims will be invited
 

By GUY PATRICK
and ANDY RUSSELL

 BRITAIN’S biggest fun park has sparked a race row — with a MUSLIMS-ONLY day.

Up to 28,000 are expected at Alton Towers on September 17 when there will be no music, booze or gambling.

Instead there will be prayer areas, Muslim stalls and all food served will be HALAL.

Organisers Islamic Leisure have billed it the First National Muslim Fun Day and tickets can only be bought through their website.

Non-Muslims phoning the Staffordshire park have been refused tickets.

One, George Hughes, 19, who rang up for 15 tickets for a pal’s birthday, said: “I couldn’t believe it.

 

Invited ... Muslim girls can go to the fun day
 

 

“It’s the only day we can go, yet I can’t because I’m not Muslim. Can you imagine all the fuss if there was a Christians-only day?”

George, of Crayford, Kent, added: “My Muslim friends think it’s outrageous.

“What’s the world coming to when people are being banned from flying the St George’s flag yet this sort of day is allowed? If it must be held, then why not on a weekday rather than a busy weekend?”

The event is widely promoted on the internet and the Muslim Public Affairs Committee declared it “exclusively for our brothers and sisters”.

 

Logo ... biggest fun park
 

 

But some Muslims have condemned the idea. One university student on a Muslim website forum said: “It’s hardly encouraging integration.”

Another said: “What next . . . an all Muslims shopping day out in the Trafford Centre in Manchester?”

Abid Hussan of Islamic Leisure insisted the day was open to all faiths, although Islamic laws would apply.

He added: “There will be no smoking, no alcohol and halal food only.

“We’re trying to get Muslims to go to this day because they wouldn’t normally go somewhere like Alton Towers. We’re trying to integrate Muslims into the wider community. People can come down and see the way we live. It will be a peaceful family environment.”

Alton Towers said any organisation could hire the park for a day.

A spokeswoman said “We make no distinction regarding sexuality, religious, ethnic or lifestyle choices.”

She confirmed tickets for the day were now available only through Islamic Leisure. And Alton Towers would promote the fact that the day had been booked.

She added: “As a general rule, there will be no admission on the day to guests who have not booked through the organisation in advance.”

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MUSLIMS are invited to an exclusive Alton Towers “fun day”, apparently to “integrate them into the wider community”.

Technically, it’s open to all. Except there’s no music or booze, only halal food will be available and tickets are only on sale from an outfit called Islamic Leisure.

How social harmony is promoted by effectively shutting a theme park to non-Muslims is anyone’s guess.

“It’s hardly encouraging integration,” writes one contributor to an ISLAMIC website.

Well said.

[webboy45]

I don't see anything wrong with it. When I worked for Hughes Aircraft we had a day at Disneyland for only employees and families.

[MAexile]

"Hello, ACLU?"

"Yes, I've been refused tickets to the Alton Towers."

"Well, they said it was because I'm not a Muslim."

"No, I'm Christian."

"Hello? Hello?"

[ncountylee]

Best check for sabotage while fumigating after the gathering.

[Paleo Conservative]

I wonder if their hijabs ever get caught in the rides?

[Rome2000]

Twits

[One_who_hopes_to_know]

Well ... Isn't that special?

[jdm]

"I wonder if their hijabs ever get caught in the rides?"

Lawsuits waiting to happen.

[Paleo Conservative]

Lawsuits waiting to happen.

In sharia court?

[sweetliberty]

When did Muslims start being allowed to have fun?

[P-40]

We’re trying to integrate Muslims into the wider community.

Then perhaps you should not exclude the wider community?

[BunnySlippers]

How about a Christians only day? A heterosexuals only day? An Anglo-Saxons only day? A Republican's only day? And on and on ...

[BunnySlippers]

A no-fatties day? A smokers only day? A meat eaters carnivore's only day? A 5 foot 7 and over only's day?

[HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath]

I heard they renamed the first drop on the flume ride Suicide Plunge.

[austinaero]

Gee, too bad a stray bomb or two can't fall off the planes of the Royal Air Force.....ooops!

OK, OK, too violent. Hey, at least let some swine through the gates. How fun would that be to watch!

So, Alton Towers is going to allow a non-Muslim day, right?

[Stoat]

We’re trying to integrate Muslims into the wider community.

Then perhaps you should not exclude the wider community?
 

They left a word out....they are interested in integrating with the wider MUSLIM community.

there is no interest, it seems, in integrating with the wider community as a whole, as evidenced by this Muslims Only Day.

[Stoat]

When did Muslims start being allowed to have fun?

Without explosives?  This may be a first.

[MinuteGal]

They should have fun on Shoot-the-Chutes.

Leni

[A CA Guy]

How did they like the new Mohammad robot that tries to pick up on thirteen year old girls in the audience?