Thursday, June 21, 2007

Weddings and Ham

Father Shaughnessy found himself next to Imam Abdulrahman at a charity function and could not help but notice that the Imam was picking at his food as though he suspected it of being less than Halal. Smiling slyly, the good priest whispered, "Come, Abdulrahman, when are you going to break down and eat a nice slice of ham?" "At your wedding, Father," said Imam Abdulrahman at once.

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

crossdressing in saudi arabia

Ibn Abbas narrated "The Prophet(S) cursed the men who dressed like women and the women who dressed like men." (Bukhari)

I was discusing this hadith and some how we fell upon the horrible thought that there could be thousands of males walking around Saudi Arabia publically dressed as women and no one would ever know:)

Friday, March 30, 2007

Assimilation

Everyone is always complaining how we just don't fit into American society, well It seems American Muslims are assimilating just fine into American Society. Less than half of us bothered to vote in the last election. See we are just like everyone else.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Phatwa Phactory

found this web site and most of it was quite amusing

http://www.phatwafactory.com/

Thursday, February 22, 2007

You Know You've Lived in the Middle East Too Long When ...

You Know You've Lived in the Middle East Too Long When ...
You're not surprised to see a goat in the passenger seat
You think the uncut version of "Little House on the Prairie" is provocative
You expect the confirmation on your airline ticket to read "insha'allah"
You don't expect to eat dinner before 10:30 p.m.
You need a sweater when it's 80 degrees outside
Your idea of housework is leaving a list for the maid
You believe that speed limits are only advisory
You have no problem with tractors driving 40kph on the highway
You think all cops drive Audis and Mercedes Benz'
You know whether or not you are within missile range of Iraq
You get excited and spread the news when "Oreo" cookies show up at the grocery store
You fully expect to go to jail when a local national hits the back of your car at a stop sign
You know which end of a shawarma to unwrap first
You think that the further you inch into the middle of an intersection, the faster the light will turn green
You consider it normal for the same section of the road to be dug up three times by contractors in the space of a few weeks
You understand that the true definition of a nanosecond is the time interval between the light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn
You think that all gas stations are made of marble
You can receive every TV station crystal clear except the local one
You get used to using the cold water tap to get hot water during the summer
You make left turns from the far right lane without a second thought
You expect gold for every birthday
You think Pepsi begins with a "B"
You think that a box of kleenex belongs on every dinner table
You think water only comes in bottles
You understand that when someone says "Bukra (tomorrow), Insha'Allah" to you it really means "Sometime during this calendar year"...if you're lucky!

Thursday, February 01, 2007

can't we all get along

A man was was walking across a bridge one day, and he saw another man standing on the edge, about to jump off and commit suicide. He immediately ran over and said "Stop! Don't do it!" "Why shouldn't I?" he said. The man said, "Well, there's so much to live for!" "Like what?" "Well ... are you religious or atheist?" "Religious." "Me too!
Are you Muslim, Christian or Jewish?" "Muslim." "Me too!
Sunni or Shiite?" "Sunni." "Me too!
Hanafi, Hanbali, Shafi or Maliki?" "Hanafi." "Wow! Me too!
Do you follow Sheikh Fulaan al Fullani or Sheikh Kaza Kazah?" "Sheikh Fulaan al Fullani." To which he said, "What?!! Die, heretic scum!" and pushed him off.