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Muslims Hot and Bothered Over 2012 Olympic Schedule
To the too long list of things that anger and frustrate Muslims
in this world (with the not infrequent result of mindless
mayhem), here is something new. Now they’re ticked off about
the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
But wait a minute, you’re probably thinking. That’s six years
away. What could they possibly have to be mad about already?
Here’s a clue: In 2012, Ramadan will take place from July 21 to
August 20. Enough said? That’s right, the Olympics are smack
in the middle of Ramadan and that puts Muslim athletes at a
disadvantage because of their need to fast from sunup to
sundown.
That’s funny, Ramadan never seems to hinder Islamic
terrorists’ ability to wage zealous and effective jihad, but to be
fair, that isn’t yet an Olympic event.
Anyway, isn’t late July into August approximately when most
non-winter Olympic Games are held? I mean, that’s why they’
re called the summer Olympics. If it’s never been a particular
problem before, then why now, or, that is, why 2012?
There are a couple of possible reasons. First, because the
Islamic calendar is based on a lunar cycle, the holy month of
Ramadan gets earlier by around 11 days each year. Therefore,
it could have been over 30 years ago since it would have even
been an issue and there might not have been that many
Muslims interested in the Olympics at that time to make a stink
about it.
But here’s the more likely reason: sheer Islamic effrontery. In
2012, the Games are being held in London--or Londonistan, as
it is frequently called, due to the fact that the place is teeming
with Muslims, many of whom tend toward the radical. You may
have noticed that in this day and time, Muslims, radical or not,
who have “colonized” Western countries are making their
presence known by demanding that the host countries bend
over backwards to accommodate their Muslimness.
So, the 2012 Olympics will be held in London and London is full
of Muslims who are full of moxie and believe that Islam is the
absolute living end. Something has to give and as events have
recently shown, the “colonizers” don’t generally just go away
quietly.
Sure, the Olympics are a product of Western civilization and
host countries shouldn’t have to appease members of another
civilization that is both alien and hostile to their own. But hey,
it’s the multicultural way, even if the host culture is endlessly
denigrated, and even attacked, by the colonizing culture.
Don’t be surprised if the official 2012 Olympics schedule gets
changed. Whether it does or not, though, a good way to
assuage the feelings of Islamic Londoners would be to build a
giganto-normous Mosque right beside the Olympic complex in
time for the opening ceremonies, as is being proposed.
“It will be something never seen before in this country. It is a
mosque for the future as part of the British landscape,” said
Abdul Khalique, senior member of Tablighi Jamaat, a
worldwide Islamic missionary group that is proposing the
mosque as its new UK headquarters. (I have a feeling that by
mid-century the British landscape will be absolutely teeming
with the edifices and trappings of the Islamic faith, but that’s
another column.)
It’s worth noting that Tablighi Jamaat has come under
Western scrutiny since 9/11 as a possible recruiting ground for
al-Qaeda. That being the case, who in their right mind wants
this group parked and headquartered right next to the Olympic
complex?
The presence of such a grand mosque might -- and I emphasize
“might” -- actually serve as a physical deterrent to terrorists
who would otherwise like to blow the Olympics to kingdom
come. Symbolically, however, it would be anathema to the
civilization that conceived and has traditionally carried out
the Games.
But getting back to the future, 2012, some Muslim countries
such as Turkey are calling for the dates of the Olympics to be
changed. Togay Bayalti, president of the National Olympic
Committee of Turkey, said: “This will be difficult for Muslim
athletes. It would be nice for the friendship of the Games if
they had chosen a different date.”
Yeah, right. It would also be nice if Muslims who live in the
West would stop bellyaching about everything under the non-
Islamic sun. Even nicer would be if those who do the most
bellyaching would just go back to the Islamic utopias from
whence they came where everything gets done just so, as
prescribed by this medieval religion so at odds with the rest of
the world.
If you want to talk about what really puts Muslims at a
disadvantage, it’s not an Olympics during Ramadan. It’s
Ramadan itself and the blind adherence to a religion that
seems utterly incompatible with modernity as well as all other
cultures and faiths.
But since Islam ain’t going away anytime soon, here’s a
suggestion. If Muslims have a problem with Olympic
scheduling, they should just create their own Islamolympics. I’
ll skip the gratuitous jokes about medal events in jihad and
martyrdom. Just be sure and hold those games in one of the
paradisiacal countries that dot the huge swath of the planet
effectively controlled by Islam.
To the too long list of things that anger and frustrate Muslims
in this world (with the not infrequent result of mindless
mayhem), here is something new. Now they’re ticked off about
the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
But wait a minute, you’re probably thinking. That’s six years
away. What could they possibly have to be mad about already?
Here’s a clue: In 2012, Ramadan will take place from July 21 to
August 20. Enough said? That’s right, the Olympics are smack
in the middle of Ramadan and that puts Muslim athletes at a
disadvantage because of their need to fast from sunup to
sundown.
That’s funny, Ramadan never seems to hinder Islamic
terrorists’ ability to wage zealous and effective jihad, but to be
fair, that isn’t yet an Olympic event.
Anyway, isn’t late July into August approximately when most
non-winter Olympic Games are held? I mean, that’s why they’
re called the summer Olympics. If it’s never been a particular
problem before, then why now, or, that is, why 2012?
There are a couple of possible reasons. First, because the
Islamic calendar is based on a lunar cycle, the holy month of
Ramadan gets earlier by around 11 days each year. Therefore,
it could have been over 30 years ago since it would have even
been an issue and there might not have been that many
Muslims interested in the Olympics at that time to make a stink
about it.
But here’s the more likely reason: sheer Islamic effrontery. In
2012, the Games are being held in London--or Londonistan, as
it is frequently called, due to the fact that the place is teeming
with Muslims, many of whom tend toward the radical. You may
have noticed that in this day and time, Muslims, radical or not,
who have “colonized” Western countries are making their
presence known by demanding that the host countries bend
over backwards to accommodate their Muslimness.
So, the 2012 Olympics will be held in London and London is full
of Muslims who are full of moxie and believe that Islam is the
absolute living end. Something has to give and as events have
recently shown, the “colonizers” don’t generally just go away
quietly.
Sure, the Olympics are a product of Western civilization and
host countries shouldn’t have to appease members of another
civilization that is both alien and hostile to their own. But hey,
it’s the multicultural way, even if the host culture is endlessly
denigrated, and even attacked, by the colonizing culture.
Don’t be surprised if the official 2012 Olympics schedule gets
changed. Whether it does or not, though, a good way to
assuage the feelings of Islamic Londoners would be to build a
giganto-normous Mosque right beside the Olympic complex in
time for the opening ceremonies, as is being proposed.
“It will be something never seen before in this country. It is a
mosque for the future as part of the British landscape,” said
Abdul Khalique, senior member of Tablighi Jamaat, a
worldwide Islamic missionary group that is proposing the
mosque as its new UK headquarters. (I have a feeling that by
mid-century the British landscape will be absolutely teeming
with the edifices and trappings of the Islamic faith, but that’s
another column.)
It’s worth noting that Tablighi Jamaat has come under
Western scrutiny since 9/11 as a possible recruiting ground for
al-Qaeda. That being the case, who in their right mind wants
this group parked and headquartered right next to the Olympic
complex?
The presence of such a grand mosque might -- and I emphasize
“might” -- actually serve as a physical deterrent to terrorists
who would otherwise like to blow the Olympics to kingdom
come. Symbolically, however, it would be anathema to the
civilization that conceived and has traditionally carried out
the Games.
But getting back to the future, 2012, some Muslim countries
such as Turkey are calling for the dates of the Olympics to be
changed. Togay Bayalti, president of the National Olympic
Committee of Turkey, said: “This will be difficult for Muslim
athletes. It would be nice for the friendship of the Games if
they had chosen a different date.”
Yeah, right. It would also be nice if Muslims who live in the
West would stop bellyaching about everything under the non-
Islamic sun. Even nicer would be if those who do the most
bellyaching would just go back to the Islamic utopias from
whence they came where everything gets done just so, as
prescribed by this medieval religion so at odds with the rest of
the world.
If you want to talk about what really puts Muslims at a
disadvantage, it’s not an Olympics during Ramadan. It’s
Ramadan itself and the blind adherence to a religion that
seems utterly incompatible with modernity as well as all other
cultures and faiths.
But since Islam ain’t going away anytime soon, here’s a
suggestion. If Muslims have a problem with Olympic
scheduling, they should just create their own Islamolympics. I’
ll skip the gratuitous jokes about medal events in jihad and
martyrdom. Just be sure and hold those games in one of the
paradisiacal countries that dot the huge swath of the planet
effectively controlled by Islam.