Naast de zedenpolitie in Iran, die controleert of hoofddoeken wel goed gedragen worden en broeken en rokken lang genoeg zijn, is er nu een Ramadan politie op de Westelijke Jordanoever die controleert of mensen niet stiekem wat eten of drinken voor zonsondergang.
Nee, ik verwar de Westoever niet met de Gazastrook, president Abbas wil juist laten zien dat hij qua religiositeit niet onderdoet voor de Hamas. Hoe is dit te rijmen met een scheiding van staat en religie en vrijheid van godsdienst(beleving)?
Ratna
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'Morality police' detains Ramadan fast-breakers in West Bank
Associated Press , THE JERUSALEM POST Sep. 27, 2007
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New "morality police" has begun detaining Palestinians who eat or drink in public during the fasting month of Ramadan, a first in the West Bank where Muslim custom was always widely observed, but never before imposed.
The 12-member squad with special red badges appears to be an attempt by PA President Mahmoud Abbas's West Bank government to challenge the claim of rival Hamas, the ruler of Gaza, to a monopoly on religious righteousness.
Islamic custom demands that believers fast and refrain from self-indulgence between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan, which this year began Sept. 13.
Across the Muslim world, the fast is largely observed, though in some countries compliance is voluntary and in others, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, it's strictly enforced.
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'Morality police' detains Ramadan fast-breakers in West Bank
Associated Press , THE JERUSALEM POST Sep. 27, 2007
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1189411499416&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
New "morality police" has begun detaining Palestinians who eat or drink in public during the fasting month of Ramadan, a first in the West Bank where Muslim custom was always widely observed, but never before imposed.
The 12-member squad with special red badges appears to be an attempt by PA President Mahmoud Abbas's West Bank government to challenge the claim of rival Hamas, the ruler of Gaza, to a monopoly on religious righteousness.
Islamic custom demands that believers fast and refrain from self-indulgence between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan, which this year began Sept. 13.
Across the Muslim world, the fast is largely observed, though in some countries compliance is voluntary and in others, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, it's strictly enforced.
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