Hamas Bans Water Pipes For Women In Gaza

My Fox Phoenix ^ | July 18, 2010 | Staff

[La Enchiladita]

(NewsCore) - The Hamas-run government in Gaza on Sunday said it had banned women from smoking water pipes in public, as fear of the police drove many cafe owners to extinguish the popular pastime for both genders.

"The police have decided to ban women from smoking water pipes in open, public places because it is against our customs, traditions and social norms," interior ministry spokesman Ihab al-Ghussein told AFP.

The smoking of water pipes loaded with sweetened tobacco, also known as nargileh or shisha, is popular in cafes across the Arab world and was one of the few remaining leisure activities left in the isolated coastal strip.

The owners of several large cafes along Gaza's beachfront said that in recent days they were ordered to stop serving the water pipes altogether, before police clarified that the ban only applied to women and minors.

[La Enchiladita]

Also...Hamas recently banned men from working in women's hair salons and last year forbade women from riding on motorcycles. The police also regularly interrogate young couples and detain those who are not married.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

‘swhy anything associated with Islam must be smashed.

[upchuck]

Still living in the seventh century.

[Genoa]

The ladies are still encouraged to strap on a suicide vest, yes?

[ApplegateRanch]

They don't need no steenkin’ water pipes! Dipping a goat skin bag in a well was good enough for Aisha(PBUH), so it's good enough for them!

Oh, wait! They meant “hookahs”, not piped-in water. Sorry.

Okay; so, in this case, will Hamas implement a new social program: Bongs To Bangs, in which they will shoot any woman caught using a water pipe in public?

[Hoodat]

One bong, three hits, and you're out!

[LibLieSlayer]

All of the women in gazastan should flee to the west bank and leave only cases of “Jerkins” lotion behind.

LLS

[pnh102]

Hamas needs the materials for bombs.

[pnh102]

All of the women in gazastan should flee to the west bank and leave only cases of “Jerkins” lotion behind.

Why would they? These savages are so brainwashed that they'd probably embrace this new rule, as long as it helps Hamas to kill more Jews.

[donhunt]

Send Bloomberg over there. He’ll straighten everything out.

[LibLieSlayer]

It was a bad joke.

LLS

[Feckless]

because it is against our customs, traditions and social norms

Lucky this guy isn't a Christian white male, he'd be out of a job for racism, sexism, bigotry, etc, etc......

Social norms? Like blowing up innocent women and children, decapitating helpless prisoners.....

[uglybiker]

Wrong kind of waterpipe.

This is the kind they're talking about.
Only tobacco goes in this one.

[sig226]

Bongs banned in Gaza. Perhaps now the left will see the evil side of Hamas.

[Moose Burger]

“...because it is against our customs, traditions and social norms...”

If by that they mean it’s, like, Israel’s third national pastime, they’re quite right.

[HP8753]

All of the women in gazastan should flee to the west bank and leave only cases of “Jerkins” lotion behind.

They better take all the goats and camels with them or else the "boys" will get along just fine without the ladies around.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

OK, you crack ho’s are going to have to take it inside.

[LibLieSlayer]

I forgot about their “love” for livestock. Thanks for getting the joke.

LLS

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[uglybiker]

What's wrong with women smoking hookahs?