Islamic Militant Group Bans Tasty Snack Food for Being ‘Too Christian’
- Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:23am by
Jessie Abrams
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An Islamist militant group in Somalia is banning a typical fried South Asian snack, calling it “offensive” and too Christian.
The snack under scrutiny: samosas.
Somalia’s al-Shabaab group announced its ruling last week against the three-pointed pastry pouches traditionally filled with minced meat or vegetables. The Daily Mail reports that islamist militants may have taken offense to the supposed semblence between the food’s shape and the symbol of the Christian Holy Trinity.
“The bizarre ban comes just days after militants linked to Al-Qaida in Somalia refused to let some aid workers into the country as tens of thousands suffered in the nation’s massive famine.
Aid groups including the UN Food Programme say they were not given permission by militants to provide aid in the country, where it has been warned that 800,000 children could die from starvation.”
Several countries classify the group as a terrorist organization. It is is fighting to overthrow the Transitional Federal Government and has already captured multiple Somalian provinces. Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper reported that the ruling is being enforced in a town close to Somalia’s capital city. The al-Shabaab group is known to many as a violent Islamic group lined to al-Qaeda. The small town pictured below is under the militant group’s control and is observing the samosa ban.
Al-Shabaab is known for these types of bans: the group has previously forbidden watching football on TV and playing music on the radio. In the past, it’s also ordered men to grow beards and warned it will punish anyone caught wearing tight-fitting clothes
The group has not given any official explanation for its ban, but reports say Somalians caught buying, cooking or eating the pastries, locally called sambusas, should expect to be punished.
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Comments (208)
RightUnite
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 6:07amUmmmmmmm…. Nope….
Report Post »NHABE64
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:42amIs this why they eat goat dung sandwiches ?
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:14amSomalia’s Islamists Shabaab is banning food while 350,000 of its people flee to Kenya to seek help out of desperation.
Report Post »Harvey
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:03amWhats the differnce between this stupidity and what the Presidents wife is trying to do.None at all.
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:57amwhat a joke..im thinking about a BLT for lunch…
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 6:07amDouble the bacon, and I’ll join you… ;-)
Report Post »1proudAmerican
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 10:03amDon’t have a club sandwich though – it’s the wrong shape!
Report Post »Mort
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 10:23amwith ham and cheese, lettuce and tomato, a little mayo, salt & pepper. I’m hungry already.
Report Post »beowolf
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:51amI am absolutely sure islam is not a religion, it is really a psychoses.
Report Post »Don
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:56pmHey I have an Idea. Why dont we ALL make a healthy ham sandwich? Put them in a bag and send the few thousand or so pounds of food to these guys door step LOL what a laff. I mean as a Joke of course.
Report Post »Don
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:04pmOk look guys. We should all just make a Ham sandwich and send it to this place of business or where ever these crack pots hang out. I’d say, if enough of us sent them a healthy ham on rye or wheat or whatever, they may just get over themselves….. or maybe not LOL I am going to do it. LOL as a joke of course but hey I have the extra ham and Kosher bread to do it. Why not, heck some of them may secretly eat them. lol to funny.
Report Post »Big Book Harry
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:30am@BEOWOLF Your right it is a man made cult operating under the premis of a religon.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:51amMaybe this is why MECHEELLE is trying to ban all the ‘good’ American food !
Report Post »Bill from NJ
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 7:05amDitto…. Ya took those words right from my mouth.
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:28amReminds me of that old novility song called “Ahab the Arab”
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLB15kBvn_c
Arc
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:06amHow about an “all pork ” buthcher shop in Tehran?
Report Post »Or a hog farm on the outshirts of Damascus?
Maybe they will bargain….say a Baptist Church near Mecca and we’ll let them put a mosque an equal distance from ground zero.?
Dougbeach
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:03amGuys, this is why I’ve always avoided the most islamic food of all — croissants. Think about it: the name means “crescent” in French, as in the crescent moon shown on the flag of islamic countries like Turkey and Pakistan. Need I say more?
BOYCOTT YOUR LOCAL FRENCH BAKERY!
Report Post »Slipstick
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:00amWe could delete the ‘i’ in croissant and REALLY give them a stir–can you imagine the uproar about CROSS-ants???
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 7:53amFunny comment. It’s a joke people. For those who don’t know and take the comment seriously, it was created by the bakers in Vienna when a Turkish army that was invading Austria was defeated.
Report Post »ibedavey
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:49amThey would rather have a BLT to show how they are mixing with Americans.
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:45amI’m done, done, done with political correctness. If I offend some idiot Muslim – too bad. Those creeps murdered thousands of Americans because we don’t choose to join their anti-female, twelfth century, so-called “religion”.
I think that their religion is beyond ridiculous. Their “Leader” was a pedophile who married a seven year girl, than rapped her at age nine, all because she could “bear his weight” at age nine. If that’s not disgusting enough, compliant Muslim Women cover theirselves from head to toe, mainly because they have been brain-washed to believe that women who don’t, are cheap trash and/or prostitutes. In the olden days, women who didn’t cover theirselves, were slave girl material. I think that everyone should know how compliant Muslim women, really feel about non-Muslim women.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 6:26amBetter watch out old crown weave herself I mean Sheila Jackson Lee might have you investigateted.
Report Post »MyzPhoenyx
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:32amThat seems to fit right in with Michelin-Can Obama’s “You can‘t eat what I don’t want you to, but I’ll eat whatever gets too close,” nonsense. It just goes to show that some people shouldn’t breed.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:24amThe frenzied Islamists should be banned. To you think we can arrange that?
Report Post »shirtsbyeric
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 6:07amBut they are out breeding us 4 to 1. This is the future of the planet. “The penis mightier than the sword”
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:15amgood, and they can keep their hands off my doritos
wow these people are stupid come on darwin start selecting already
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:59amTwo words – Casey Anthony
Report Post »Arc
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:52amYep, the Brotherhood is so peaceful and staunch in their faith that paranoia has set in. No football on TV, no tight clothing ( creates wayyy to much daydreaming about those 72 virgins) And another thought,, Cynthia McKenny looks very comfortable in Iran, maybe Ahmendinajad will propose. Maybe Farrakhan will “ give her away”
Report Post »Slipstick
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:03amWe can only hope…
Report Post »Wouldn‘t it be a stitch if she got to be one of some boomer’s 70-odd virgins???
jackbauer
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 7:34amWe don’t need Farrakahn to give her away. There‘s way too many Patriot American’s that would be glad to give her away to anyone who would taker her!
Report Post »65802
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:51amGreat, I guess camel pellets are the snack choice for these guys right?
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:44amKind of like Mc D’s becoming a apple stand and salad bar…….
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:44amgood more for us…eat weeds ya sick bastards
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:41amNext they will ban the Southern cross star constellation that can only be seen in the southern hemishere.
Report Post »ItTakesFaith
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:38amEggs are a goner… (used in the making of colored and obviously Christian ‘Easter Eggs’…!). I wonder if the ban would extend to ‘fortune cookies’; or if their Eastern origin would exempt it from such scrutiny…
Even eating is getting complicated…! My head is going to explode with trying to keep up with this political correctness…
Report Post »mavsfan75
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:36amLets just start making ALL food Christian-related and the problem of terrorism will take care of itself!
Report Post »End The Fed
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:14amGreat idea!!
Report Post »headbtweenlegs
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:26amGood one!
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:36amAwesome! Not only do I get all the bacon I want but now I get all the snackies I handle as well. I say we start making everything that’s tasty in the form of a triangle!
Report Post »Benetto
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:33amhaaaa… I guess hot cross buns are out!
Report Post »HairRazor
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:40amreal dips.
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