Selling and drinking alcohol: haram. Shooting up alcohol shops and murdering people in the process: pleasing to Allah. “Baghdad alcohol shops caught in deadly attacks,” from the BBC, May 14 (thanks to Mick):
Gunmen using silenced weapons have attacked a row of alcohol shops in Baghdad, leaving 12 people dead, officials say.
The attackers arrived in four vehicles and restrained policemen at a checkpoint in the eastern district of Zayouna, where the stores are located.
They reportedly struck when the shops were at their busiest, as commuters on their way home stopped to buy drinks.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Police were quoted as saying the shops had been rebuilt after they were targeted in bomb attacks last year.
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, activities perceived to be contrary to the moral code of Islam have come under repeated attack, with alcohol shops targeted in Baghdad and other cities….