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Iran: Closure of Shiite pilgrimage sites over coronavirus prompts sit-ins and protests

Mar 18, 2020 3:00 pm By Robert Spencer

Even as the country is roiled by the pandemic, many still believe Allah will protect the virus from hurting them. This idea is in line with the Islamic view that Allah blesses the pious and punishes the impious in this world, and that the more one strives to please Allah the more one will prosper. This assumption leads to jihad attacks.

“Iranian fanatics protest closure of Shiite shrines,” by Yaghoub Fazeli, Saudi Gazette, March 17, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

DUBAI -The closure of Shiite pilgrimage sites in Iran’s cities of Qom and Mashhad as part of the country’s efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus has prompted sit-ins and protests in the two cities, according to videos circulating on social media.

Iran closed the Shiite shrines of Imam Reza in Mashhad, Fatima Masumeh in Qom and Shah Abdol-Azim in Tehran on Monday until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Several videos showed protesters demanding authorities to re-open the Fatima Masumeh shrine in Qom, the epicenter of the outbreak.

One video showed angry protesters trying to force their way in through one of the shrine’s entrance doors.

A group of protesters partially damaged one of the shrine’s entrance doors, while another group were able to make it inside chanting religious slogans.

The protesters were eventually dispersed and the shrine’s entrance door was closed again, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Another video showed protesters staging a sit-in outside the shrine. Men could be heard wailing and crying in the video….

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Filed Under: Iran, Islamic supremacism Tagged With: Fatima Masumeh, Imam Reza Mashhad, Qom, Shah Abdol-Azim, Tehran


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  1. AleX says

    Mar 18, 2020 at 5:26 pm

    With the advent of the holy Covid-19 and the closure of all sites for performing the duty of Hajj, Shi’a and Sunni devotees will find themselves bereft of their usual licking of shrines, ar$e-lifting and head-banging procedures, to the point of losing their cute zebibah and the benefit of a healthy, most holy bowel movement.
    Thus I suspect new cases of terminal boredom will arise amongst the Ummah, with a stronger strain of Sudden Jihad Syndrome (SJS) as side effect.

  2. Westman says

    Mar 18, 2020 at 7:50 pm

    Aww, let the “nice” boys in. As Crocodile Dundee says, “Just kids having fun.”

  3. gravenimage says

    Mar 18, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    Iran: Closure of Shiite pilgrimage sites over coronavirus prompts sit-ins and protests
    ……………….

    Now even the Mullahs are not Islamic enough for these pious morons…

    • Westman says

      Mar 19, 2020 at 9:32 am

      If a person, after reading the works of Islam, can believe Islam is valid, that person can believe anything; including invincibility from Covid-19.

      Iran has produced one of the highest literacy rates, if one looks at the ability to read, yet it produces one of the highest rates of ignorance – a direct result of Islam. Muhammad purposely designed a system that locked Islamic minds into a closed loop that is buttressed by daily ritual.

      • David says

        Mar 19, 2020 at 11:57 am

        Westman, you make some astute comments. This will be an interesting experiment regarding infection rates, and the protection by Allah for his faithful followers.

      • gravenimage says

        Mar 19, 2020 at 10:22 pm

        +1

    • sweetolbob says

      Mar 20, 2020 at 2:16 am

      Let ’em all in i they’ll all lick the doorways ! Allahgh (P’tooie) will protect them !

  4. Mr. Cohen says

    Mar 18, 2020 at 10:16 pm

    NY-based Muslim-Brotherhood Activist
    Vows to Infect Others with Corona Virus
    :

    https://clarionproject.org/ny-brotherhood-activist-vows-to-infect-others-with-corona/

  5. Quazgaa says

    Mar 19, 2020 at 12:39 am

    I think the coronavirus might do to Iran what decades of embargo didn’t.

  6. Pal says

    Mar 19, 2020 at 2:33 am

    Iran: “Virus could kill millions in the Islamic Republic”
    WHO: “Virus deaths in Iran are badly identified and could be up to 5 higher than the official numbers released by the government”
    https://apnews.com/6e92d93551ee6c6ae51d0acaaad9eb32
    https://time.com/5804706/iran-coronavirus/

  7. Inspired Infidel says

    Mar 19, 2020 at 5:15 am

    The recent virus will bring much joy 2 the muslims wishing 2 meet allah & receive their virgins. All part of karma’s great plan.

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 19, 2020 at 10:23 pm

      Muslims only get their Houris if they die slaughtering Infidels.

  8. maemae77 says

    Mar 19, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Just another example how they show us they’re not us and will never be us.

  9. OLD GUY says

    Mar 19, 2020 at 10:12 am

    It’s just wonderful to see people of such strong faith, or are they just showing their ignorance and backward ways.

    • David says

      Mar 19, 2020 at 12:01 pm

      It is good that they pray in such close proximity. I was trying hard not to be nasty, but I have given in.

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