Today was my first day of fasting and I wanted to start Ramadan well.
I donated to my local mosque and also $36 ($18 x 2) to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. More than ever, this feels like a time when we should remember what brings us together.
Toblerone is halal and the far right is furious
Toblerone is halal and the far right is furious
Jörg Meuthen, spokesman for Germany’s far-right AfD party, alerted his Facebook followers on Dec. 17 that the triangular treat was now halal, with a sarcastic comment about the “Islamization” of Europe. The hashtag #BoycottToblerone soon popped up on Twitter, with English-language posters noting they were now “disgusted” by the nougaty candy.
“now its ONLY halal so we have no choiche [sic] but to get it halal,” one poster wrote.
A halal designation informs people who follow halal diets, for religious or other reasons, whether they can consume a particular product.It does not mean that the product or its manufacturer now subscribes to a particular set of beliefs. Nothing about the candy bar’s recipe or production process has changed, maker Mondelēz told CNN.
what a bunch of snowflakes amirite???
Right Wingers: Liberals and left wingers get their feelings hurt by the tiniest thing! They’d never last a day in the REAL WORLD like us Manly Men Who Do Manly Men Things do
Toblerone: Oh hey this candy bar is halal
Right Wingers: (Throw a tantrum that would embarass a five year old on a sugar high)
Right Wingers: Businesses should be allowed to discriminate against whoever they want. LGBT+ people, Muslims, etc.
Toblerone: Muslims can eat this candy bar.
Right Wingers: WHY ARE YOU EXCLUDING US??!?
Food not being halal has to do with meat products (either certain banned ones like pork or it not being prepared a certain way, so beef and chicken and so on can be halal but often in Western countries aren’t).
Wh…what do they want in Toblerone to make it not halal?
Thanks for your gifs! What do you think Adena felt guilty about? Can I ask if it’s typical for Muslims to skip prayers the way Adena does?
Aw, you’re welcome! Sorry for the late reply. Um…hmm, I gotta say, my first inclination was that she felt guilty about still having a girlfriend? I suppose, now that you’ve made me think about it, it could be in a religious way, but I doubt it’d be that?
And heh, yeah, it most likely is. As Adena said, there are five prayers a day, and they start at sunrise and go till well after sunset. In my family, my parents pray all of them, my sister probably tries to pray all of them, I’m pretty sure my brother doesn’t pray all of them.
They’re all required to, but different…engagement with religion, you know? Different intensities of belief, different rationalizations to themselves. During exams and cricket tournaments, suddenly people become more devout. 😛
Thanks for your gifs! What do you think Adena felt guilty about? Can I ask if it’s typical for Muslims to skip prayers the way Adena does?
Aw, you’re welcome! Sorry for the late reply. Um…hmm, I gotta say, my first inclination was that she felt guilty about still having a girlfriend? I suppose, now that you’ve made me think about it, it could be in a religious way, but I doubt it’d be that?
And heh, yeah, it most likely is. As Adena said, there are five prayers a day, and they start at sunrise and go till well after sunset. In my family, my parents pray all of them, my sister probably tries to pray all of them, I’m pretty sure my brother doesn’t pray all of them.
They’re all required to, but different…engagement with religion, you know? Different intensities of belief, different rationalizations to themselves. During exams and cricket tournaments, suddenly people become more devout. 😛
It’s a cultural tradition that’s prevalent across South Asia that was started to prevent any devils/jinns from praying – similar to the stand shoulder by shoulder philosophy when praying – but there’s no basis in the Quran or Hadith for the folded corner.
Oh well, there you go, anon. Nikohl’s Persian, so I suppose the custom traveled there? Interesting.
It’s a cultural tradition that’s prevalent across South Asia that was started to prevent any devils/jinns from praying – similar to the stand shoulder by shoulder philosophy when praying – but there’s no basis in the Quran or Hadith for the folded corner.
Oh well, there you go, anon. Nikohl’s Persian, so I suppose the custom traveled there? Interesting.
Are you supposed to fold up a corner of the prayer mat when you are done? :o
I don’t know if you’re supposed to, but like, we do. My parents always did it and had us do it and now it’d feel very weird to just see an unfolded prayer mat when no one’s using it. I remember asking my mom why and I think it had something to do with the devil, like a symbolic something something…?
Are you supposed to fold up a corner of the prayer mat when you are done? :o
I don’t know if you’re supposed to, but like, we do. My parents always did it and had us do it and now it’d feel very weird to just see an unfolded prayer mat when no one’s using it. I remember asking my mom why and I think it had something to do with the devil, like a symbolic something something…?
Just wondering, what do you usually do on the first day of Eid? And do you call them Eid? Because where I’m from, we call it Hari Raya Aidilfitri
We do call them Eid, usually context will clarify which one we’re talking about but otherwise it’s Eid al Fitr (and Eid al Adha is usually called Bakra Eid in Pakistan, bakra meaning goat). At home, of course it’d be a holiday and everyone would get up early and shower and put on new fancy clothes, then Eid prayers, then party food and everyone’d be visiting each other’s house.
I live alone in the US now, so just the first part for me and then to work, nothing too special.
Just wondering, what do you usually do on the first day of Eid? And do you call them Eid? Because where I’m from, we call it Hari Raya Aidilfitri
We do call them Eid, usually context will clarify which one we’re talking about but otherwise it’s Eid al Fitr (and Eid al Adha is usually called Bakra Eid in Pakistan, bakra meaning goat). At home, of course it’d be a holiday and everyone would get up early and shower and put on new fancy clothes, then Eid prayers, then party food and everyone’d be visiting each other’s house.
I live alone in the US now, so just the first part for me and then to work, nothing too special.