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[nicholas]

An excellent article here by Jack Ross in the American Conservative.

http://www.amconmag.com/postright/20...anti-islamism/

[Franko]

I was going to comment here but as the whole world's just one big conspiracy I reckon I'll not bother now...

(Don't want to upset anyone who's not in on the conspiracy now do I... )

[Karlos]

Ultimately, fear is a means to control. By keeping the electorate worried governments find it easier to pass ever more invasive laws in the name of security. I've always had the impression that since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, western governments have turned to "Islamism" as a new bogeyman to fill the void left by the cold war.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Originally Posted by Karlos

Ultimately, fear is a means to control. By keeping the electorate worried governments find it easier to pass ever more invasive laws in the name of security. I've always had the impression that since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, western governments have turned to "Islamism" as a new bogeyman to fill the void left by the cold war.

Islamism is the most obvious straw man ever. The real bogey man is of course China, India and Brazil.
Or well, the economic weapon of poverty.

[persia]

My Muslim relatives in Iran were religious until the Ayyatollahs took over, that cured them and they're all atheists now. The local Mullah put up a brothel not far from their house.

[countzero]

http://newsthump.com/2010/08/20/grow...ght-be-muslim/

One worried Republican told us, “There was a Muslim in my supermarket last week, and I think he might have given me Islam when he sneezed in my direction.”

[persia]

Holy Shiite! Forget the Whorehouse – Visit the Muslim Shrine!


Forget about Las Vegas, Tijuana, and Amsterdam if you are interested in hooking up with a hooker (edit, American usage, a hooker in American parlance is NOT a rugby position) - - including a bona fide virgin - - at a rock bottom price, and head off for a weekend stay at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashad, Iran.

The shrine attracts more than 20 million Muslim pilgrims a year. But this year the mullahs expect attendance to double.

For $50 US or 50,000 Iranian Tomans, a mullah will unite a visiting male in marriage to a fetching young trollop for five hours. When the time expires, the couple will get granted a Shariah-complaint divorce at no additional charge.

Pedophiles are more than welcome since prepubescent girls - - some as young as twelve - - are available for “marriage.” However, in order to avoid criticism, the mullahs have granted written consents from the fathers or male guardians of the underage “temps.”

The mullahs receive five percent of the fee but insist that they are not providing the temporary brides for financial gain but rather to provide a vital service to pious men. In a document that appears on Planet-Iran.com, they explain that the service is provided “to elevate the spiritual atmosphere, create proper psychological conditions and tranquility of mind of those brothers who are on pilgrimage to the shrine.”

According to the announcement, the Province of the Quds’eh-Razavi of Khorassan has created centers for the temporary marriages next door to the sacred shrine.

The website encourages girls and young women to apply for positions as brides-in-waiting. Virgins will receive an extra $100 for the removal of their hymen. And they are assured of constant business since they may re-enter the waiting chamber as soon as their divorce from a previous pilgrim is proclaimed.

The official proclamation of the new services at the shrine reads as follows:

In order to elevate the spiritual atmosphere, create proper psychological conditions and tranquility of mind. To that end, we call on all our sisters who are virgins, who are between the ages of 12 and 35 to cooperate with us. Each of our sisters who signs up will be bound by a two-year contract with the province of the Quds’eh-Razavi of Khorassan and will be required to spend at least 25 days of each month temporarily married to those brothers who are on pilgrimage. The period of the contract will be considered as a part of the employment experience of the applicant. The period of each temporary marriage can be anywhere between 5 hours to 10 days. The prices are as follows:

· 5 hour temporary marriage — 50,000 Tomans ($50 US)
· One day temporary marriage — 75,000 Tomans ($75 US)
· Two day temporary marriage — 100,000 Tomans ($100 US)
· Three day temporary marriage — 150,000 Tomans ($150 US)
· Between 4 and 10 day temporary marriage — 300,000 Tomans ($300 US)

Our sisters who are virgins will receive a bonus of 100,000 Tomans ($100 US) for the removal of their hymen.

After the expiration of the two-year contract, should our sisters still be under 35 years of age and should they be so inclined, they can be added to the waiting list of those who are seeking long-term temporary marriage. The employed sisters are obligated to donate 5% of their earnings to the Shrine of Imam Reza. We ask that all the sisters who are interested in applying, to furnish two full-length photographs (fully hijabed and properly veiled), their academic diplomas, proof of their virginity and a certificate of good physical and psychological health which they can obtain through the health and human services of the township of their residence. Please forward all compiled material and send to the below address by the 31st of the month of Ordibehesht, 1389 (May 21st, 2010).

Attention: For sisters who are below 14 years of age, a written consent from their fathers or male guardian is required.

Address: Mash’had, Shrine of Imam Reza, Shaheed Navab-Safavi, Kossar passage, Bureau of Temporary Marriages, or call Haji Mahmood Momtaz: 98/511/222-5790

http://holgerawakens.blogspot.com/20...temporary.html

[odin]

Heh. If it's true it's funny in a sardonic way. I guess organised religion always finds a way to channel the sexual 'energy' of the men in power, like the catholics.