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Olde Tyme Religion
Wider halal acceptance means more employment for Moro, sez Islamic scholar
2006-08-07
Posted in Ops as this is as much an Op in the Soddy War on Civilization as any ordnance. And possibly more lethal.
The vast number of unemployed Moro residents in the country will have new opportunities at employment once giant food companies adapt the MuslimsÂ’ halal practices in food production.
"Or else."
Sheikh Salih D. Musa, an Islamic scholar from this city and concurrently the secretary-general of National Halal Fatwa Council, said he was hopeful that unemployment, a plague among Moro Muslim communities, would be reduced when the country gets its slice in supplying halal-certified products to the Middle Eastern countries. The council would be the certifying body for halal foods and Musa disclosed that one of the policies in certifying halal products was requiring companies that “there must be Muslim workers in the supply and production divisions of food companies to monitor that no haram components would be mixed or added in the process.” Halal means permissible or lawful, and its opposite is haram, which literally means unlawful or forbidden.
It's always either-or for this crowd, ain't it?
Musa has scored the continued discrimination against the Moro saying that “it is a fact that employers are reluctant to accept Muslims to work in their companies out of distrust and prejudice. However, should they want their products to be certified Halal, they should hire Muslim workers.” he stressed.
"Really, it would be for the best. Trust me on this."
Posted by:Seafarious

#5  S, agreed. What needs to happen is for the PI to take an active roll in their country, never gonna happen. First step is to throw out the Senate and redesign the Senate to actually represent a geographic area and the people, they are voted "at large" right now meaning Manila. Then send in the military to protect the mines and pinapple fields. With development and employment the living conditions will improve. The muzzie influence only lights the fires of hate down there and needs to go away. But then the Phils always seem to snatch defeat out of the hands of victory.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-08-07 14:32  

#4  Pan, I totally understand what terrible conditions the Moros live in and under. It is truly shameful. But you know, I know, and the readers of Rantburg know that even if Moro becomes the (bad pun warning) Mecca of halal meat, the vast majority of Moro families will continue to live in squalor. Their wimminz will veil, their sons sent off to madari and weapons training with JI, the daughters sent to Soddiland as playthings. Another generation or so and we'll see some high-quality seething, even with the newfound "prosperity" that will be carefully granted to just the right tribesmen. Sigh.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-08-07 13:40  

#3  There are some problems here. The poverty and disease on the Moro islands is frightening. Every time I go there I wonder why more are not fighting. The Phil government is flat broken and corrupt. They could care less about the southern islands and send very little federal money there. Marcos also set a violent course here, purges-relocations-land grabs etc... What does get there is taken by the corrupt political officials and to some extent the military. About four years ago I outfitted a clinic with meds and other supplies and before I even left the site the military was there taking it all, “for safe storage” I was told. When I told the guy to get fucked and to put it back I was met with some not so friendly troops and the Phil LTC told me it was a dangerous island and I might not get out of here. Events like this, not uncommon either, gave the Soddies opportunity to come in and influence the people and turn them even further against the government. The good news in all this is the US military is there providing advise and after the first year of rooting out the asses, like the one I met, the Phil military is straight and honest as long as we are there. Once we leave, all bets are off. Bottom line with the Moros is the Soddies are going to win this one with humanitarian aid and infrastructure. With the aid comes influence, they have a jump on us with that one and the Moros.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-08-07 09:21  

#2  I think that US policy should be that all international food aid in the future should be Kosher.
Posted by: RWV   2006-08-07 08:43  

#1  "You could look it up." I did Sea and just like Johnny Standley said, "It's in the book". Lye soap is Halal?
Posted by: GK   2006-08-07 02:06  

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