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MUSLIMS CUT BODIES FOR FAITH ( commemorates Husayn, a grandson of Muhammad )
Sunday Express ^ | November 7,2010 | David Jarvis and Shekhar Bhatia

Posted on 11/10/2010 3:26:48 PM PST by george76

ISLAMIC fanatics are mutilating themselves at a British mosque in a bloody ceremony carried out only yards from a busy high street.

Shia Muslims use a five-bladed chain called a Zanjeer to whip their own backs and make cuts in their foreheads with razor blades in homage to their faith.

Bare-chested men were left bleeding heavily during the ritual known as Matam – self-flagellation – which a witness described as being “like a scene from a horror film”.

The Matam takes place during the annual Shia Ashura ceremony and commemorates the death of Husayn, a grandson of the prophet Muhammad. It is practised largely in Pakistan, Iran, Iraq and India as well as Yemen and Afghanistan but this is the first time it is known to have taken place in Britain.

Scotland Yard said it was aware of the annual Ashura event at the mosque but had no knowledge of the bloodletting which it said it had no power to ban...“If it is on private property and no offence is being committed this is not a matter for the police."

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: ashura; husayn; islam; matam; muhammad; multiculturalism; muslim; muslims; rop; shia; shiaashura; shiamuslims; trop
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1 posted on 11/10/2010 3:26:53 PM PST by george76
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Is this what the Brits mean when they refer to those ‘bloody Muslims’?


2 posted on 11/10/2010 3:29:37 PM PST by San Jacinto
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I’m all in favor of them doing that to themselves 24/7 365 days per yr.


3 posted on 11/10/2010 3:29:55 PM PST by Riodacat (And when all is said and done, there'll be a hell of a lot more said than done......)
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To: george76

Please tell me again how multiculturalism is going to benefit me, my children, and my country.


4 posted on 11/10/2010 3:30:16 PM PST by WayneM (Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.)
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To: george76

And we have not yet wiped out islam because????????


5 posted on 11/10/2010 3:33:48 PM PST by fuzzybutt (Democrat Lawyers are the root of all evil.)
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To: george76

Shoot em and put em out of their misery of living.
That way they can get to meet their little piss-ant god, allah, up close and personal.


6 posted on 11/10/2010 3:34:06 PM PST by lgjhn23
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How many of these 1.6 billions sick f**ks are Shia?


7 posted on 11/10/2010 3:34:59 PM PST by montag813 (http://www.facebook,com/StandWithArizona)
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To: WayneM

Scotland Yard said it was aware of the annual Ashura event at the mosque but had no knowledge of the bloodletting which it said it had no power to ban...“If it is on private property and no offence is being committed this is not a matter for the police.”

unless it offends muslims...

Cafe ordered remove extractor fan ‘smell of frying bacon offends Muslims’

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2612596/posts


8 posted on 11/10/2010 3:34:59 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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To: george76

Cool. This should be encouraged.


9 posted on 11/10/2010 3:37:05 PM PST by Upstate NY Guy (Gen 15:16 The iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.)
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To: george76
cuts in their foreheads with razor blades in homage to their faith.

Hey why not step up and really impress Allah..start slicing that cardioid artery....

10 posted on 11/10/2010 3:37:18 PM PST by hatfieldmccoy (The Obama beat down of America continues)
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ISLAMIC fanatics are mutilating themselves

I'm fine with that.

I'm not much for volunteering, but in this case I might lend a hand.

11 posted on 11/10/2010 3:37:55 PM PST by humblegunner (Pablo is very wily)
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Ignorant, masochistic savages...


12 posted on 11/10/2010 3:38:50 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: george76

England was once such a civilized country..


13 posted on 11/10/2010 3:40:50 PM PST by Aria ( "Remember, attitudes are contagious, so make sure yours are worth catching." Sarah Palin 9-18-2010)
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To: george76

Maybe if we’re really lucky they’ll start beheading each other in a display of hardcore purity (as well as good old fashioned one-upmanship). One can only hope.


14 posted on 11/10/2010 3:43:54 PM PST by Free in Texas (Let them eat bacon!)
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It can be civilized again but it will call for some drastic cleansing.
15 posted on 11/10/2010 3:44:48 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: george76

Isn’t cutting oneself considered a mental illness?


16 posted on 11/10/2010 3:45:44 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: CJ Wolf; aragorn; houeto; Quix; B4Ranch; Whenifhow; Silentgypsy; Lurker; BenKenobi; ...
"Insanity Wave" ping.

FReepmail me if you want on or off The Comedian's "Insanity Wave" ping list...

(When it rains, it pours, eh?)


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

17 posted on 11/10/2010 3:49:21 PM PST by The Comedian (Time and tide wait for no man. But who needs a bad magazine and cheap soap?)
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Ignorant bloodthirsty savages!

18 posted on 11/10/2010 3:53:22 PM PST by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: george76

Sharpen those knives.


19 posted on 11/10/2010 3:57:12 PM PST by pallis
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To: george76; SJackson; Alouette; ExTexasRedhead; justiceseeker93; Impy; fieldmarshaldj

Instead of cutting their chests, they ought to cut their throats.


20 posted on 11/10/2010 4:03:43 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit.)
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