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07-05-2005, 06:38 PM
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Hamas council bans music festival
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4641765.stm
A Hamas-led town council in the West Bank has banned outdoor music and dance performances planned as part of a summertime Palestinian festival. A Qalqilya council spokesman said it was partly to avoid damaging the grass. But he also said the council had been elected to protect the conservative values of the city, which included not approving of men and women mixing. In May the militant Hamas won the West Bank town's elections, ousting the mainstream Fatah party. Parliamentary challenge Outdoor plays and concerts are being held across the West Bank this month as part of the Palestine International Festival. "We were elected by a segment of people that wants us to preserve the conservative values of the city," council spokesman Mustafa Sabri told Reuters. "The prevailing values reject mixing of the sexes. The people of Qalqilya have praised our move." There are concerns that Hamas is trying to use its political power in Qalqilya to advance its social views. The chief organiser of the event, Eman Hamouri, said the council's decision was not acceptable. "We condemn this and we have sought the help of the Palestinian parliament to discuss this serious issue," he said. 
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#2
07-05-2005, 07:37 PM
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Looks like the males in that city will have to stick with goats if they want to get any, bummer. Damaging the grass? I didn't know Arabs ate grass.
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#3
07-05-2005, 07:52 PM
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"The Americans will always do the right thing... After they've exhausted all the alternatives." Winston Churchill "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Lord Acton "If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god." Napolean Bonaparte "In the absence of orders...go find something and kill it." Erwin Rommel
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#4
07-05-2005, 08:19 PM
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86Dude, maybe might eat they grass as a courtesy to their dates (the goats), to make their dates feel more comfortable.
 Seriously though, the Arab Muslims who consider themselves Palestinians should be encouraged to get involved in cultural activities other than trying to blow themselves up with as many Jews as possible. Maybe if they came up with a good festival, humans would actually consider attending it, thus making them money (hopefully not to be used to buy exposives).
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07-06-2005, 06:44 AM
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well hamas in politicla power, and doing things like this might show palestinains what they are all about.
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07-06-2005, 05:13 PM
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Does not looks like they are learning...
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#7
07-06-2005, 05:46 PM
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the voters will have the last say, in politics.
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07-06-2005, 05:48 PM
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#9
07-06-2005, 05:52 PM
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you might be suprised.
hamas only base for populairity is their resiatance against Israel. not their taliban- like worldview.
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07-06-2005, 06:09 PM
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