The FBI Targets 'Iranian' Fafafel, Islam In The West
The Congressional Quarterly, CQ not GQ, reports that the FBi and other government agencies had for some time taken to watching and monitoring 'falafel joints' as one way to track possible 'Iranian terrorists'. This was especially done in the San Francisco Bay Area, for some reason. I got two pieces of information, call it free advice, gratis for the G-men:
1. Iranians do not hang around falafel joints. Mostly Arabs, Israelis, and some Mexican cooks hang around falafel joints- so do some stray vegans. Falafel is not part of an Iranian's customary diet- there are no falafel joints in, say, Tehran or Qom - most mullahs don't even know what they are. Now Hezbollah types, being Lebanese, do hang around falafel joints, especially in Dearborn, Brooklyn or even on the West Coast, but then again, when was the last time that group was engaged in terrorism in the United States?
2. Usually Iranians, as well as Arabs, who get to these shores want nothing to do with the ruling Iranian mullahs, Arab potentates or their politics. They also want little to do with falafel joints. So far all acts of terrorism have been committed by citizens of a few moderate allies who support democracy, justice, absolute tribal rule, and the American way of life. Which makes a good case for watching falafel joints: one way to know a potential terrorist's intentions is through his sandwich.
An Islamic Fiqh (theology) assembly in Mecca has urged Moslems in the West to merge into their societies. It has urged them to participate in elections and vote- a good thing. It did not , however, urge Moslem rulers to also allow people the chance to participate in free local elections.
The assembly did, however, allow prior identification of the (unborn) fetus, but only if this is necessary for medical or health purposes- definitely not for practical shopping purposes. They required that any demand to identify the sex of a baby must be approved by the Mufti, the bureaucratic religious arbiter appointed by the rulers of the country. They also recommended banning the use of Quran readings as cell phone ringtones.
Cheers
Mohammed
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