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Old Aug 8th 2010, 8:41 am
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Originally Posted by weescot
There is a law (number 12 I think) that states working hours should be cut by 2 hours during ramadan.
I wonder how that fits in with the fact that most people in my office only do 2 hours work a day.
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Libya continues to surprise me. My colleague tells me that they don't have a problem with non-Muslims eating and drinking during the day, as long as we don't do it right in their faces. I remember the dire warnings of how we had to avoid being seen even drinking water in the car in Dubai.

I'm leaving here on the 11th anyway.
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its supposed to be a test of religious faith, to endure hardship and bring you closer to god so of course what that means to muslims nowadays is to basically take a month of.
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Default Re: Ramadan to start on 11th August

Originally Posted by shiva
its supposed to be a test of religious faith, to endure hardship and bring you closer to god so of course what that means to muslims nowadays is to basically take a month of.

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Surely its a reward for the 11 months of hard knacker they have endured?

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I'm leaving here on the 11th anyway.
im outta here on the 13th also..phew timed that well!!
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im outta here on the 13th also..phew timed that well!!
me too!
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Default Re: Ramadan to start on 11th August

Originally Posted by shiva
its supposed to be a test of religious faith, to endure hardship and bring you closer to god so of course what that means to muslims nowadays is to basically take a month of.

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They r nothing but a whole bunch of hypocrites I'm with u on that one, but if u hate someone that much and can't wait for them all to die. why do u work for them and why do u live on their soil ?

And what exactly have they done to u to wish them dead

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They r nothing but a whole bunch of hypocrites I'm with u on that one, but if u hate someone that much and can't wait for them all to die. why do u work for them and why do u live on their soil ?

And what exactly have they done to u to wish them dead

i think perhaps that you took me too litteraly, it was a turn of phrase not a wish despite how i feel at times.
as ever in the interest of fairness i also cant wait for all christians to die and for god to bitch slap them all with most of the ten commandments that get ignored
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Originally Posted by Meow
From that article Meow posted:

"Muslims abstain from...sexual activities from sunrise until sunset during their most sacred month..."
Just how much sex are they getting that abstaining during daylight hours constitutes some form of hardship? I clearly picked the wrong corner in this religion thing .
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Originally Posted by shiva
i think perhaps that you took me too litteraly, it was a turn of phrase not a wish despite how i feel at times.
as ever in the interest of fairness i also cant wait for all christians to die and for god to bitch slap them all with most of the ten commandments that get ignored
Amen to that.....
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Default Re: Ramadan to start on 11th August

Originally Posted by shiva
i think perhaps that you took me too litteraly, it was a turn of phrase not a wish despite how i feel at times.
as ever in the interest of fairness i also cant wait for all christians to die and for god to bitch slap them all with most of the ten commandments that get ignored
cheers mate....
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Default Re: Ramadan to start on 11th August

Originally Posted by shiva
i think perhaps that you took me too litteraly, it was a turn of phrase not a wish despite how i feel at times.
as ever in the interest of fairness i also cant wait for all christians to die and for god to bitch slap them all with most of the ten commandments that get ignored
You should come and see how things workout here in cairo in ramadan, eventually u will wish urself dead instead of everyone else because its much easier.
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You should come and see how things workout here in cairo in ramadan, eventually u will wish urself dead instead of everyone else because its much easier.

err no thanks have enough issues working with egypt as it is without visiting in person. holiday would be different though
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Just how much sex are they getting that abstaining during daylight hours constitutes some form of hardship? I clearly picked the wrong corner in this religion thing .
It includes thinking about it as well, does it not?
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It includes thinking about it as well, does it not?
You can’t, if you catch yourself thinking about sex and try to stop yourself you’ll still be thinking about the sex your trying not to think about (If you see what I mean).
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