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| Saudi bans posters on mosques |
| 2010-12-24 |
| [Emirates 24/7] Soddy Arabia has banned sticking posters and other papers on mosques in an apparent bid to curb terror funding, a local daily said on Thursday. Preachers told congregates at mosques that they have received instructions from the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Endowments to stop sticking any posters on mosque walls or inside the "house of God", Alyoum said. "The preachers at the mosques said the ban covers all those posters which call for donations for Islamic activities and charity groups," the paper said. "These calls have nothing to do with Islamic activities...posters authorized by the competent authorities, especially invitations for Islamic lectures at mosques and other places, are allowed provided they are removed after the event." The paper quoted a Ministry official as saying the ban was prompted by "serious violations and an increase in posters that have nothing to do with Islam." "Some people are using these posters for other purposes and this has prompted the Ministry to take that decision," the unnamed official said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 This bites the big one. The ol' mosque just won't be the same without the "Death to America" and "Uncle Binny Wants You" posters. Next, they'll want us to store our ammunition someplace else. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-12-24 12:23 |
| #2 Wouldn't have to be the imam accepting the donation. A drop-box, a toll-free number, a representative outside the mosque on Fridays. Just one more layer of obfuscation. But that the posters are being stuck both inside or outside the mosque means the imams either have no say in what goes on with the mosque or they're ignoring them (intentionally or not). |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-12-24 11:09 |
| #1 This is a cryptic article. The only thing explanation that would make the entire article coherent is that imams and/or parishioners are hanging posters at mosques all over Arabia calling for donations to Al Qaeda, to AQAP, to Hamas, or to jihadi terrorism in general. If the volume weren't so tremendous, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs wouldn't even get involved. Doesn't that give you a nice, warm, fuzzy feeling that Saudi mosques are wallpapered with slick ads to give zakat to jihadists? And do you think all the imams will comply? And notice, they didn't say stop MAKING such donations, just stop ADVERTISING that the imams are accepting such donations. |
| Posted by: American Delight 2010-12-24 07:45 |