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Lebanese café bombed for opening during Ramadan

Jul 2, 2014 5:56 pm By Robert Spencer

People sit in a coffee shop in Hamra street in BeirutYou see, the imperative is for you to accept the hegemony of Islamic law. Either you will do so by becoming a Muslim, or by submitting to the overlordship of the Muslims and conforming your behavior to suit their sensitivities. There is no one on earth who is exempt from this imperative, and it will advance as far as it possibly can, unless and until someone has the will and the strength to stand up and say “No,” and stop it. But right now, no one dares do that. To do that would be “Islamophobic.”

“Lebanese café bombed for opening during Ramadan,” by Nisrine Hatoum, Al Arabiya, July 3, 2014:

A café open for customers during the day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the Lebanese city of Tripoli was attacked by unknown gunmen with a grenade, wounding four people and causing material damages to the café.

Two unidentified men on a motorcycle threw the bomb at Makiya café whose owner insists on opening his shop for customers who do not observe Ramadan fasting.

Observant Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during Ramadan.

One of the city’s residents, who refused to be named, said that Makiya is one of the cafés in the northern city which opens its doors to non-fasting customers who have chronic diseases, such as diabetes, pressure, kidney and ulcers, pointing out that they are regular customers.

He said that this incident reminds him of the time when Tripoli was controlled by the Islamic Unification Movement in the eighties of the last century.

The attack comes after a statement issued by the Municipality of Tripoli urging residents to respect the Muslim holy month by not eating in public places.

Mayor Nader Ghazal also addressed owners of restaurants and coffee shops to “respect the sanctity of the holy month of Ramadan.”

But some Tripoli’s residents said not eating in public would be considered as violation of their personal freedom.

Ghazal defended his stance and said that “it was not mandatory [not to eat in pubic] as there is no law prohibiting it.”

Tripoli is Lebanon’s second largest city. It has diverse groups including Christians and Lebanese who consider themselves irreligious.

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  1. Chabuco says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    Islam: By sadist for sadists.

    • mariam rove says

      Jul 2, 2014 at 6:19 pm

      indeed!!
      m

  2. Aardvark says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    Hit and run cowards.

    As mohammedans usually are, unless they are in a large mob.

  3. Isabella says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 6:25 pm

    Beirut was the Paris joie de vivre of the Middle East not so long ago. See what it is becoming. The scenario will happen in Europe first and next America. Our worst enemy is the general public no-clue mentality. When they start to realize what is going on their environment will be Beirut look alike.

    • TH says

      Jul 2, 2014 at 7:51 pm

      It is not beyond imagination that in the not too distant future Paris itself will be converted into another Beirut. I saw some videos on youtube which report that the native French are ebginning to form self defense groups as the amount of violence asgainst them is increasing at an enormous rate. The Police of course follow wth politically correct dogmas of the politicians. It is no wonder that the right wing party was the most voted in the recent European elections. In my opinion, what begins in France continues in the rest of Europe. So expect real civil war as the native French and other Europeans are getting fed up of the official pacificism. Also, Wilders, the only major politician in Europe proposed a 10 point plan to deal with the Muslim threat, such as no ffollowing any of he juhadists back from Syria, forcing those ith double citizenship to go back to their countries and other common sense measures. His plan has a high degree of popular support. Of course the ordinary folk may not be very much in agreement ith some of the extreme right’s agenda, but the left has been a total failure. The right only plays in the field lined out by the left. They have no guts.

  4. Ashley says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 6:28 pm

    OT: http://news.yahoo.com/woman-arrested-denver-accused-supporting-militant-group-isis-220115100.html

    • Bradamante says

      Jul 2, 2014 at 7:22 pm

      Good find, Ashley. You can send this kind of thing directly to Robert Spencer by filling out the little form on the right hand side of this website. Some of what gets put up on this site was called to his attention by us readers.

  5. Fr. Basil says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    If I remember my history, Lebanon was supposed to be the CHRISTIAN MAJORITY country in the Middle ease when it was carved out of the historical Syrian after WW1.

    • Rob says

      Jul 2, 2014 at 6:53 pm

      Well like good Christians, the Lebanese admitted vast numbers of Muslim refugees and it was all downhill from there.
      Sounds familiar doesn’t it?

  6. bicky says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    We thought Obama had forgiven Modi for the 2002 riots in Gujarat, because he had given an invitation to Modi to come to the white house, but apparently Obama has not , because he said something interesting from the bottom of his heart at Democrat party fundraiser in Washington, and the reason for his concerns is “My name is Barack Hussein Obama ” in his own words
    This may not come in the MSM , cos it was a private fundraiser where cameras, mobiles were prohibited.
    Guys , pl check the below link
    http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140702/jsp/opinion/story_18569692.jsp#.U7SSApSSxe-

    • Jaladhi says

      Jul 2, 2014 at 7:58 pm

      Inspite of this dumb American Indians of USA and even the Indians of India support BO wholeheartedly!! What gives?? Obviously they have n’t seen D’Souza’s movies!!

  7. Carlos Danger says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 7:58 pm

    Very interesting religion where it is halal to toss a grenade into a busy cafe, but haram to have an espresso during Ramadan. That makes so much sense on cosmic scale.
    Allah either is a figment of a diseased mind, or if (he/she/it) actually exists is one evil b@$t@rd.

    • sidney penny says

      Jul 3, 2014 at 12:25 am

      Eating and drinking during daylight hours during Ramadan: haram. Bombing busy cafe during Ramadan pleasing to Allah.

      yes ,very interesting religion where it is halal to toss a grenade .

      please add to THE PLEASING TO ALLAH SERIES:

      Sex shops: haram. Stoning sex shops: pleasing to Allah.

      Prostitution: haram. Murdering prostitutes and their customers: pleasing to Allah.

      Kissing in public: haram. Stabbing someone for kissing in public: pleasing to Allah.

      Selling and drinking alcohol: haram. Shooting up alcohol shops and murdering people in the process: pleasing to Allah.

  8. Joseph says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    So many “brave” Lebanese here in the West. Mmmm…I love me some fresh shawarma. Must hurt them quite a bit to see Muslims raping the country they abandoned.

    Just sayin.

    You had a choice. Your country was under attack. Fight or flight? And you chose to flee. Interesting decision.

    Yes, I’d like some extra tahini on the side, please. Thank you.

    The brave man dies but once. The coward dies a thousand times. Enjoy that.

  9. ApolloSpeaks says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    WHY DID THE PROPHET MOHAMMED

    fear and hate musicians and their music?

    Click my name for the answer.

  10. citycat says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    Why should anyone respect the muslim holy month or even the unholy months while Islam absolutely disrespects every other religion including the non-religious.
    Is it fear that makes those, who advocate respect, so logically blind?

  11. citycat says

    Jul 2, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    OT Also the pyramids are built on the golden mean that also generates the pentacle.
    The golden mean is an irrational ratio, and whole numbers are approximations.

  12. mark says

    Jul 3, 2014 at 1:03 am

    If your stomach can hack it, make sure you eat a lot of bacon everywhere during Ramadan, just in case there is a Muslim nearby. No one hates fasting more than a Muslim does. No one desires forbidden food more than a Muslim does. No one has a more stupid law to follow than Muslims do.

  13. Charli Main says

    Jul 3, 2014 at 2:26 am

    I respected the sanctity of the holy month of Ramadan yesterday by having a Meccan Medley for lunch.
    Grilled pork chops, roast potatoes basted in bacon fat and a glass ( or three ) of Rioja.

  14. Jay Boo says

    Jul 3, 2014 at 7:51 am

    Real Ramadan vs PC Image

    Could this be the same ‘Ramadan’ that our PC politicians speak about with such groveling reverence whenever any Muslim is within hearing distance?

  15. alyn21 says

    Jul 3, 2014 at 8:49 am

    So when muslims become a majority or even a significant size minority in a country it is no longer allowed for the rest of us to eat in a restaurant during Ramadan upon pain of death.
    If I tried to explain this to any of my fellow Canadians they would tell me that I was crazy. Hope we do not have to find out the hard way.

  16. joeb says

    Jul 3, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    Who’s that tiny woman walking past the people on the right!

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