From: ali@utrcv1 (ALI BABA)
Subject: Re: Egypt and Muslim countries to uplift Human disaster in Somalia
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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 14:54:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.214540.14330@newshost.unh.edu>, llk@kepler.unh.edu (Local Genius) writes...
>In article <180cl7INNr7d@shape.mps.ohio-state.edu> hermi@shape.mps.ohio-state.edu (Lotfi Hermi) writes:
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>>Muslim masses in Somalia lest a whole nation will face starvation within the 
>>next few days. In highness, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, and his Majesty presi-
>                                                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    
>>dent Hosni al-barik co-sponsored the conference. Scores of Saudi fundamentalis
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>>religious injunctions from the seventh-century Cheick-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyya. 
>>"Cheikh Ibn Taymiyya was asked:  Jihad is going on and the children 
>>are dying. Which one should we favor? Ibn Taymiyya replied: Give to Jihad and 
>>leave the hungry to die. " said the paramount Cheikh." Cheikh Ibn Taymiyya was ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
>If this is what Islam teaches, then it sounds scary.
> 
> 
>>added. Speaking to a large crowd of revolutionary guards, the Grand Mufti of 
>>Egypt added," In Islamic jurisprudence, you are allowed to to sacrifice two 
>>thirds of the population so that the other third can live under the banner of 
>>Islam." A special emissary from his highness King Fahd of THaudi Arabia invoked
> 
>Now I have an idea why these guys were sending arms to Bosnia while Somalians
>were dying and still do.
> 
> 
>>we racist to our co-religionists.  The problem is that we do not have enough 
>>media coverage. Most of our magazines and newspapers are concerned with banal 
>>issues, but we will use a strict hand with 
>>any of them which do not get serious and do serious reporting." "We want to 
>>hear that one of them died while reporting in Sarajevo, Kabul or for instance 
>>Mogadishu" the grand Mufti added. Somalia is both a member of the Arab League 
>>and the Organization of Islamic Countries. 
>>
>>
>>
>I'm not sure about the rest of the readers of the group but I find this article
>strange and confusing. Could it be because I'm not a Moslem? I dunno but I
>find it hard to believe that some of the pronouncements quoted here 
>represent the teachings of Islam.
> 
>I just hope they will stop trying to explain their past reluctance to help
>the Somalians and start sending food aid there.
> 
>--
>lk(with the man in the yellow hat)
> 
>** I take one day at a time but lately, several have attacked me all

Dear friend;
I hope you relize it, this article is not a real news. It's just put
together by one of our friend who thinks he is funny.

Sincerely yours;

Ali Eslami


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