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From : http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/ and a link over at TheReligionofPeace.com :
Muslim fury over prison food
Mar 2 2006
By Adam Smith, Birmingham Mail
DISGUSTED Muslim prisoners at a Midland jail are boycotting meals after a rogue kitchen worker was caught filling their halal curries with unholy ham.
Prisoners at HMP Blakenhurst received a written apology from the Prison Service after the discovery and Imams were on hand to console distraught Muslims.
Wasim Zafar, aged 19, from Alum Rock, spoke out after visiting his relative in the Howell Drive Category B prison.
"He was very depressed and had lost a lot of weight because he has not been eating much since he found out what had happened with the curries," he said. "He feels he can't trust anyone again after finding out such a disgusting problem with the food."
And Wasim's brother Anis, aged 27, who had also visited the prison, explained why including ham in the halal curry caused such anguish.
He said: "This is the ultimate insult to any Muslim. All the food we eat has to be blessed."
"This has really messed up the heads of anyone who ate the unholy meat. Religion is central to any Muslims life and this shows total disrespect to our religion."
Islam decrees that followers cannot eat meat from a pig as it creates "lowliness in character and destroys moral and spiritual faculties in a man".
It is unknown how long the prison kitchen worker had been contaminating the halal food.
The Prison Service admitted there had been an incident at the HMP Blakenhurst, which houses 1,070 inmates, and that the prisoner, who was caught throwing tinned ham in the curries, had been punished.
"We can confirm that officials at HMP Blakenhurst discovered that a prisoner had contaminated halal food," said a spokesman. "The person responsible has been disciplined and everyone who ate any of the food was sent a letter of apology and Imams based at the prison were on hand to deal with any issues that have arisen."
There are currently an estimated 4,500 Muslim prisoners in jails in England and Wales with each prison offering halal food and special measures for prayers.
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I particularly enjoyed the comment that the ham had caused "anguish". Regardless, I think we need to make up a list of things that have been claimed to be the "Ultimate Insult to Muslims". I'm starting to lose track. Cartoons, ham, blogging apostates, etc........will the madness ever end?
Hat Tip: www.thereligionofpeace.com
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Another "Ultimate Insult To Any Muslim" : Beware the Ham
From : http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/ and a link over at TheReligionofPeace.com :
Muslim fury over prison food
Mar 2 2006
By Adam Smith, Birmingham Mail
DISGUSTED Muslim prisoners at a Midland jail are boycotting meals after a rogue kitchen worker was caught filling their halal curries with unholy ham.
Prisoners at HMP Blakenhurst received a written apology from the Prison Service after the discovery and Imams were on hand to console distraught Muslims.
Wasim Zafar, aged 19, from Alum Rock, spoke out after visiting his relative in the Howell Drive Category B prison.
"He was very depressed and had lost a lot of weight because he has not been eating much since he found out what had happened with the curries," he said. "He feels he can't trust anyone again after finding out such a disgusting problem with the food."
And Wasim's brother Anis, aged 27, who had also visited the prison, explained why including ham in the halal curry caused such anguish.
He said: "This is the ultimate insult to any Muslim. All the food we eat has to be blessed."
"This has really messed up the heads of anyone who ate the unholy meat. Religion is central to any Muslims life and this shows total disrespect to our religion."
Islam decrees that followers cannot eat meat from a pig as it creates "lowliness in character and destroys moral and spiritual faculties in a man".
It is unknown how long the prison kitchen worker had been contaminating the halal food.
The Prison Service admitted there had been an incident at the HMP Blakenhurst, which houses 1,070 inmates, and that the prisoner, who was caught throwing tinned ham in the curries, had been punished.
"We can confirm that officials at HMP Blakenhurst discovered that a prisoner had contaminated halal food," said a spokesman. "The person responsible has been disciplined and everyone who ate any of the food was sent a letter of apology and Imams based at the prison were on hand to deal with any issues that have arisen."
There are currently an estimated 4,500 Muslim prisoners in jails in England and Wales with each prison offering halal food and special measures for prayers.
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I particularly enjoyed the comment that the ham had caused "anguish". Regardless, I think we need to make up a list of things that have been claimed to be the "Ultimate Insult to Muslims". I'm starting to lose track. Cartoons, ham, blogging apostates, etc........will the madness ever end?
Hat Tip: www.thereligionofpeace.com
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Video - Understanding Halal Certification Schemes (Part 1 - 12 complete) From Will at THE OTHER NEWS: Understanding Halal Certification Schemes (Part 1 - 12 complete).HT: Q Society's of Australia. Please note this is not about halal food. Q...
- French Fast Food Chain Makes All Meals Halal
From the Telegraph: Quick, one of France's most popular fast food chains, has taken pork off the menu at eight of its restaurants, turning them into halal-only outlets. The chain has replaced bacon with smoked halal turkey in restaurants in three...
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