Regards,
Mustafa

@pol x: yes, but you don't live IN saudi arabia around the few women who practice these extreme views, and you will most likely never see them-- even in what you call the 'islamibad' of england. not only are these views so uncommonly practiced, they're not likely practiced in other countries that don't share them at all. just because you haven't seen anyone who fits this description among the other social muslims in england doesn't really allow you to cast it off as tosh, or nonsense. it's just like saying "i'm not a homophobe- i have gay friends."

I wouldn't call polygamy "exotic" - that would probably dignify it somehow. A weird Christian tradition would be seeing the Virgin Mary everywhere. Exotic would be maybe finding her on your scraped leg after a motorcycle accident.

Islam has weird and exotic traditions, just as Buddhism, Christianity, and Jewish beliefs have. The Daily Mail likes to capitalize on the Islamic ones because that's what's popular among its readers.

Also, some Christians have weird and exotic traditions.

Not Jerse but Yoda, I am now...

And face it, your painting yourself as a racist when you say stuff like "weird and exotic Islamic traditions" - if you say it's not racist (or religionist?) then would you say the same about the polygamists with "weird and exotic Christian traditions"?

It's just bad connotations all around, man...

It's tosh.

I live near Dewsbury west yorkshire, and it's like Islamabad around here but the women all remove the veil in their own homes.

I saw a few musliom women having their pictures taken in a photo booth at the super market, and 2 stood out side whilst the third handed out the veil and had her pic taken. Then they swapped around.

They are for the most part perfectly ordinary people who just have some odd ideas.

More to work with? I don't think so. What are you accusing me of?

If you had pointed out that the Daily Mail is a tabloid with a tendency to exaggerate stories that put Islamic people in a bad light, I would have agreed with you, but still pointed out that it wouldn't make this story any less possible. I am sure there are situations like this in Saudi Arabia, just as much as there are weird polygamists in Utah.

You may note I am very generous with my salt-taking, and often call things into question here. Don't even try to paint me as racist because my opinions are different from yours. The real Yoda was never like that.

Also, was this post written while you were drunk or something? The phrases "a nother strange news" and "the first case this ever happened" aren't exactly great writing. Your other post was pretty bad too ("Notice that the sand don’t mound up, as if there is a giant hole underneath that just churn up the sand particles").

Don't look at my face, I'm a brainwashed robot.

Don't look at my face, I'm a man.

Don't look at my face, I'm your father Luke

Well, I did a little research and the Daily Mail is the biggest tabloid in the UK - and I just pointed out the story about people crying at funerals because of how ridiculous the title of the article is - and how it reflects the absurdity of the entire paper...

But you don't care if this article's not true - it just gives you more to work with now doesn't it, ted?

As for comparing it with coverage of people crying at funerals, are you saying that story's false, Jerse?

They report on people crying at funerals:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1020757/Rangers-legend-McCoist -weeps-Celtic-hero-Tommy-Burns.html

Better take this article with a grain of salt...

"But always remaining veiled - even in front of your husband - is not an Islamic practice, but a very old tradition practised by a tiny minority of women in remote areas of Gulf countries."

"But always remaining veiled - even in front of your husband - is not an Islamic practice, but a very old tradition practised by a tiny minority of women in remote areas of Gulf countries."