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'God Is With Us': Many Muslims in Pakistan Flout the Coronavirus Ban in Mosques
The Star (Malaysia) ^ | Monday, 13 Apr 2020 | Asif Shahzad

Posted on 04/14/2020 12:39:32 AM PDT by nickcarraway

Sabir Durrani says he offers prayers almost every day at a mosque in the central Pakistani city of Multan. He says that often a dozen or more men are in attendance - none of them wearing protective face masks.

Durrani, 52, is among thousands of devout Muslims flouting Pakistan government orders issued late last month banning religious congregations of five or more people to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The disease has so far infected more than 5,300 people and killed 93 in the world's second-most populous Muslim country.

"Our prayer leader told us that the virus can't infect us the way it does Western people," Durrani told Reuters. "He said we wash our hands and we wash our face five times a day before we say our prayers, and the infidels don't, so we need not worry. God is with us."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; islam; pakistan

1 posted on 04/14/2020 12:39:32 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Oh well


2 posted on 04/14/2020 12:41:19 AM PDT by riverrunner ( o the public,)
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To: nickcarraway

Can’t wait to see how this works out.


3 posted on 04/14/2020 12:52:21 AM PDT by Ymani Cricket (Pressure makes diamonds - General Patton)
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The men's Wudu station. One problem. They walk in and touch the handles before washing. Then after washing turn off the handle thus reinfecting. Then washes mouth (touching the handle again) then washes nose (touching handles yet again putting any virus right at nasal ground zero for infection).

Wudu:Islamic Washing Before Prayer

4 posted on 04/14/2020 1:04:14 AM PDT by Ymani Cricket (Pressure makes diamonds - General Patton)
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To: nickcarraway

Gott mit uns...


5 posted on 04/14/2020 1:21:55 AM PDT by W. (Hey, beer!)
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6 posted on 04/14/2020 1:33:07 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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7 posted on 04/14/2020 1:51:42 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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Sounds like some sh*t from the Crusades.....


8 posted on 04/14/2020 2:17:00 AM PDT by cranked
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defecating in a hole and wiping your ars with your hand is a nice way to say hello


9 posted on 04/14/2020 3:51:47 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: cranked

You’re not far off. This belief has been around for centuries.


10 posted on 04/14/2020 3:54:39 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: nickcarraway

“Worst Case” Control group. Let’s see how bad this thing really is.

(If it ain’t, this will also tell us.)


11 posted on 04/14/2020 5:56:20 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Unredact the 99 Collyer Report!!!)
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