Little Mosque on the Praire
TORONTO — The handsome, clean-cut young man of evidently Pakistani or Indian origin is standing in an airport line, gesticulating emphatically as he says into his cellphone, "If Dad thinks that's suicide, so be it," adding after a pause, "This is Allah's plan for me."
As might be expected, a cop materializes almost instantly and drags the man off, telling him that his appointment in paradise will have to wait, even though the suicide he is referring to is of the career kind; he’s giving up the law to pursue a more spiritual occupation.
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People do dumb things. Just a sign of the times.
Posted on December 8, 2006 9:11 AM
"Yet that fictional moment is an all-too-possible occurrence, as witnessed when six imams were hauled off a US Airways plane in Minnesota in November after apparently spooking at least one fellow passenger by murmuring prayers that included the word Allah."
One would think The New York Times could research actual events a little more thoroughly than this. This is a textbook example of the kind of liberally biased reporting that is rampant in the media today. Canada should think twice before airing a sitcom based on muslims. A people notoriously short on a sense of humour.
Posted on December 9, 2006 10:33 AM