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November 1, 2005

Algeria: Jailed For Eating During Ramadan

A report today in BBC News shows how skewed the system of justice in Islamic countries can be. For the crime of eating during Ramadan, three people have just been jailed in Algeria.

In a move which is alien to modern Western societies, three people were taken to court from Bejaia, some 190 miles east of Algiers, the capital, for the crime of "conspicuous contempt of religion".

The three were eating in a restaurant, closed off from public view. The owner of the restaurant was jailed for six months, and the others were jailed for three months.

This is the first time anyone has been tried and condemned for breaking the religious rules of Ramadan, wherein from sunrise to sundown, everyone is forbidden from eating.

There were others eating at the same time who were not charged.

A petition has been circulated to have the men freed.

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Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 1, 2005 4:03 PM

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When you live in a country, you have to respect the traditions of that country!!!!
In Islamic countries,as was mentioned, muslims do not eat from sunrise to sunset. So that they can feel like poor people and feel pitty for them.
When someone live in an islamic countries, he should respect these traditions.
You have to respect others so that they can respect you. You have to understand to be understood.
People in Alegeria have a law and they agree to that law. Those three men made a crime according to the laws of Algeria. So they should be punished.
In USA, several players in the NBA were punished and were obliged to pay taxes because they did not sing the American national song before matches.
In France, muslim girls cannot enter their schools if they wanted to wear a head scarf (Hijab)
I am from Egypt. I used to respect my English teacher a lot. Why? she was just 22 and she always covered her arms and knees as a way of respection to our culture.

Posted by: Ahmed at November 1, 2005 5:17 PM

Muslims in non muslim countries agressivly
disrespect the traditions of that country!!!!!

They whine about being mistreated when they are required
to obey the same rules everyone else must obey,
then they require everyone in their power, muslim or not,
to follow sharia.

Posted by: Captain Kaffir at November 1, 2005 7:01 PM

Muslims don't obey the laws in kaffir countries -they practice polygamy openly even though it is against the law in our countries. Many of them do not pay taxes; many of them do not carry vehicle insurance even though it is required by law in many US states. (I have personally witnessed these transgressions.) Muslims openly and aggressively brag about how they are going to turn our countries into sharia Islamic-ruled states when they increase in number enough. Muslims also have zero respect for our Western tradition of free speech and free press.

You have some nerve, Ahmed, to complain about Western people not respecting Islamic traditions. Many of your people NEVER respect our traditions, customs, and laws, even though they are quite happy to suck our welfare benefits and take advantage of our free housing, education, and healthcare.

Posted by: Irene Adler at November 1, 2005 8:12 PM

My two cents on this:

I don't care about Islamic tradition. It is up to individuals to decide whether they want to eat during the day or not, Islamic sensitivities be dammed. It is incredibly immoral to control at what time people eat, period.

Posted by: Ruy_Diaz at November 1, 2005 8:17 PM

Nice one, Irene

I would further add to Ahmed the point about obeying laws. I live in Britain, and come from Welsh stock, so my ancestry goes back more than 2000 years in the islands of the UK.

Our laws evolved through struggles, and though not perfect, I obey them. Recent Muslim arrivals have come to this country, and not content with taking advantage of our welfare benefis, free health care and free legal advice and housing for those who do not work, as well as offering terrorists asylum (unfortunately!), but recently Muslim organisations pressured our government to change the laws so that, for the "crime" of insulting Islam, I would be jailed for up to 7 years.

This manipulation of my society by parasites and ingrates such as Iqbal Sacranie and others is a further example of Islamic intolerance of western values. Sacranie and his ilk claim to represent Muslims, though many decent Muslims have nothing to do with his organisation, the MCB.

There are only 3% of Muslims in the UK population, yet a minority within this minority has sought to tamper with our laws to make them "user-friendly" to themselves. A case of the tail wagging the dog. Fortunately these proposed laws have been rejected.

Posted by: Giraldus Cambrensis at November 1, 2005 8:25 PM

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