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Row over (Muslim only) washrooms
Sunday Herald Sun ^ | January 28, 2007 | Mary Papadakis

Posted on 01/28/2007 1:38:10 AM PST by Dundee

A ROW has erupted over Muslim-only washrooms at La Trobe University that can be accessed only with a secret push-button code.

Muslim students have exclusive access to male and female washrooms on campus, sparking claims of bias and discrimination.

The university and Islamic leaders have defended the washrooms as vital to Muslim students' prayer rituals.

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Australian Family Council spokesman Bill Muehlenberg said concerns over the exclusive facilities were valid.

"Do we have a Christian washroom or an atheist washroom?" he said. "The whole thing is madness."

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"If Muslims are saying 'we are good Australians and want to integrate', why are they insisting on separate washrooms?" he said.

Victorian Muslim community leader Yasser Soliman said the washrooms were necessary.

He said the separate facilities were also due to concerns from non-Muslim students.

"Muslims need to wash their feet before prayer and in the past there have been complaints about them washing their feet in sinks, so this is a happy medium," he said.

Mr Soliman said most universities provided Muslim-only prayer and washrooms for students.

A La Trobe University spokesman said the washrooms were established with the advice of senior Muslim religious leaders.

He said the university also had a Christian chapel with a meeting room and four chaplains from major denominations had offices.

La Trobe University Christian Union vice-president Richard Thamm backed the washrooms.

"It's part of their religion, they need to wash in a special way before they pray," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bathrooms; brainwashing; crap; indoctrination; muslimbathrooms; muslims; pc; politicalcorrectness; stuckonstupid
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To: Dundee
Muslim-only
Can you remember the angst in America over 'white-only' this and 'white-only' that boys and girls? I knew you could.
When it comes to the US our 'representatives' will probably disregard history completely and enact such things under the auspices of 'religious grounds' or 'tolerance'.
21 posted on 01/28/2007 3:43:42 AM PST by philman_36
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To: Dundee

A friend of mine is a truck driver. He said there's nothing worse than walking into a McDonald's bathroom which has been taken over for ablutions.

He also said that some places in Michigan he has seen signs posted on the drinking fountains that say "Drinking Water Only" to discourage people from performing their ablutions at the water fountains.


22 posted on 01/28/2007 3:47:46 AM PST by sockmonkey (Jack Bauer's favorite meal is Middle Eastern Take Out)
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To: philman_36
Muslim-only?

A glimpse of where things are returning and all people want to do is give in!
Welcome to Dhimmitude.
23 posted on 01/28/2007 3:54:42 AM PST by philman_36
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To: Dundee
What do they need washrooms for at all? It says in the kookran:

4:43 O ye who believe! Draw not near unto prayer when ye are drunken, till ye know that which ye utter, nor when ye are polluted, save when journeying upon the road, till ye have bathed. And if ye be ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from the closet, or ye have touched women, and ye find not water, then go to high clean soil and rub your faces and your hands (therewith). Lo! Allah is Benign, Forgiving.

As Mohammed,the goat felching child molester,(May he roast in Hell for Eternity)teaches,just "Rub a little dirt on it."

24 posted on 01/28/2007 3:57:05 AM PST by WTSand
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To: Dundee

The thing is the demands NEVER end..


25 posted on 01/28/2007 4:00:23 AM PST by Kid Shelleen ( If a liberal weenie supports the UN and has never worn a “Blue Helmet” is he a chicken hawk?)
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To: cavador
Using a bidet can be a very sanitary thing. As a tradition, it goes back at least to Greco-Roman times.

Given certain diets, paper just wouldn't be adequate to the "issues" involved.

HF

26 posted on 01/28/2007 4:02:43 AM PST by holden
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To: Dundee
"Muslims need to wash their feet before prayer and in the past there have been complaints about them washing their feet in sinks, so this is a happy medium," he said.

They are supposed to use the shorter, small floor mounted sinks for that. And remember to fush them.

27 posted on 01/28/2007 4:04:27 AM PST by Gorzaloon (Global Warming: A New Kind Of Scientology for the Rest Of Us.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Special washrooms, Dont matter how many times they wash they will never be able to get the Satan out of them. We in America really need to WAKE UP as to what is really in store for us if we keep Appeasing the Enemy. As our Founding Fathers roll over in their graves, half of the Country is rolling out the red carpet for these lunitics. Red Dawn's a comin and We are still alseep at the wheel.


28 posted on 01/28/2007 4:08:13 AM PST by glymers
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To: Kid Shelleen

The demands will end when you finally decide to capitulate.


29 posted on 01/28/2007 4:14:44 AM PST by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: Dundee
I wonder what else could be hidden in a room that can only be accessed with a secret push-button code.
30 posted on 01/28/2007 4:15:26 AM PST by seemoAR
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To: Dundee

Couldn't they use the old tall urinals?


31 posted on 01/28/2007 4:19:54 AM PST by listenhillary (You can lead a man to reason, but you can't make him think)
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To: seemoAR

It would be interesting to sue the University under the freedom of information act for the code.(If it was in the USA)

Keypad? Mucking with electronics provide great laughs for the engineering students.


32 posted on 01/28/2007 4:26:23 AM PST by listenhillary (You can lead a man to reason, but you can't make him think)
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To: Dundee

You can't expect them to use the same washrooms as the filthy dhimmis, can you?


33 posted on 01/28/2007 5:10:04 AM PST by Bon mots ("Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what's for dinner.")
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To: Dundee
"The university and Islamic leaders have defended the washrooms as vital to Muslim students' prayer rituals."

""Muslims need to wash their feet before prayer"

Both statements are lies. In fact, Muslims are forbidden to pray, or even mention allah or Muhammads name while going to the washroom.

Muslims need only to wash (preform abulation) their hands and face before prayer, (especially if they touched a woman) not their feet.

If no water is available, they can use dirt. (dirt is cleaner than women according to Islam)

This is just more "in your face" muslim BS posturing.

34 posted on 01/28/2007 5:10:12 AM PST by Nathan Zachary
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To: naturalman1975
"they deliberately installed floor to ceiling partitions in a couple of the male toilet cubicles to provide those having sex in there privacy. I thought that was disgusting. I actually don't have a problem with gays myself - what consenting adults do to each other isn't my business. But there's a time and a place for it."

Having "sex" (if it can be called that) in public washrooms is pretty much a "religious act" for gays.

35 posted on 01/28/2007 5:17:42 AM PST by Nathan Zachary
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To: Dundee

"It's part of their religion, they need to wash in a special way before they pray," he said.

Why? They are going to get dirty once they strap the bomb on.


36 posted on 01/28/2007 5:18:44 AM PST by SAMS ("I may look harmless, but I raised a U.S. MARINE!" Army Wife & Marine Mom)
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To: WorkerbeeCitizen

"Inch by inch, piece by piece, they push and probe."

So very, very true. There are times when I think western civilization has already surrendered to them and we just haven't been informed yet.


37 posted on 01/28/2007 5:26:16 AM PST by proudofthesouth (Mao said that power comes at the point of a rifle; I say FREEDOM does.)
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To: mariabush
Coming to a town near you!!! Be afraid, very afraid!

Soon we'll see separate water fountains, the nice one giving out cold water, for "Muslims only".

38 posted on 01/28/2007 5:26:40 AM PST by COBOL2Java ("No stronger retrograde force exists in the world" - Winston Churchill on Islam)
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To: listenhillary
Keypad? Mucking with electronics provide great laughs for the engineering students.

Super Glue!

39 posted on 01/28/2007 5:29:46 AM PST by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: cavador
"When the mussies take a dump,they don't use paper(that's not halal!)They wash their bums with water instead. (That's the damn truth!)

The Koran says they should use an odd number of stones (best) but they can use any object they find on the ground. Maybe this bidet bum washing is a newer tradition, a result of complaints by Muslims that the "believer" in front of them had ka-ka matted in his butt hairs, or skid marks. Or perhaps the bidet is needed for students to clean up after private lessons from the Imam, how about to clean up AFTER prayers? all that prostrating, especially if they have the flu Is know to cause anal discharge, and according to one hadith, little nuggets left on the mosk floor.

40 posted on 01/28/2007 5:29:53 AM PST by Nathan Zachary
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