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Apple's NY Fifth Avenue store is an 'insult to Islam'

"According to a report on The Middle East Media Research Institute, Apple's NY Fifth Avenue store has been slammed by "an Islamic website" as a "new insult to Islam".

The reason? Well, it resembles the Muslims' sacred Ka'ba, situated in the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca:

The "Islamic website" claims that since the offending structure is known as the "Apple Mecca", and "contains bars selling alcoholic beverages", it constitutes "a blatant insult to Islam". The site accordingly calls on Muslims to spread the word in the hope that "Muslims will be able to stop the project".

Sadly, it's a bit late for that, since the store opened for business back in May. We do have some good news, though. As far as we're aware it's not called the "Apple Mecca", it does not serve alcoholic beverages, and neither Jack Straw nor Salman Rushdie work behind the counter.

Date: 2006-10-12 01:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] henglaar.livejournal.com
These comments about the "Apple Mecca" remind me a lot of the libel Our Mad Stalker sends my way now and then: it's imflammatory, it's intended to smear, and it doesn't have a gram of truth in it. "Let's just make something up about Apple; angry people never check their facts, so I'm perfectly safe!"

[shaking head] C.M. Kornbluth was right: stupid people should not be allowed to breed. Maybe we could make an IQ of 100-110 the minimum requirement and drive the average up?

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