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Alcohol deaths spotlight Pakistan's drinking culture

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By Nadeem Sarwar Sep 22, 2007, 16:59 GMT


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Islamic PerfectionSep 22nd, 2007 - 19:30:39

There are drinking problems in places like Morocco too. Although they are not forced to by illegal alcohol, there are wide spread problems with alcohol there.

Also well as the shocking numbers of street kids sniffing glue - openly. Some of these kids have sores on their faces. You have old people begging - in this Islamic country. All this when their King has four places in one city alone.

These are systemic of denial of its own humanity. Even though people in the Islamic world see what they are doing that is destructive - or forbidden, they still maintain that their religion elevates them to a superior position over all humanity.

For example before marriage - because the laws are so ridiculously strict and the choice of a partner is almost entirely limited to marriage to a cousin - often first, alternative methods of s*xual relations are normally done - which would truly shock most Westerners.

But at the same time, the whole mindset of the culture is geared to looking down on Western behaviour, which is far more normal.

The strength of Islam will come when is realizes its own humanity, so long as it insists on keeping up this pretence - the world will just pull out their faults and say here look at your problems - clean up them first.

As it stands now Islamic society is a hypocritical show for the Islamic public - which it hopes the world will take notice of - in this sense Western society with all its imperfections - is far more honest.

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juhaOct 9th, 2007 - 14:38:20

imagine if they were allowed to buy proper beers and such without the rigamoro of the islamic laws, which of course they dont follow(LOL).
The Islamist are to caught up in their own self grandizing. Meanwhile the people starve for food and jobs, then they blame the economically strong west(hmmmm...the east is doing good economicaly too) for their problems.
Its the not the punishment of god that is the problem its the punishment of goverment policy is to blaim.

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