Muslims' anger as London Olympics clash with Ramadan

[Lucifer Box]

Its date is derived from the lunar calendar so is always earlier than the previous year. Unlike Easter it has no parameter limits.

[stackpole]

So why are they being angered now...when we have known the dates of the olympics for a bit now?

Maybe it was a quiet day on the news front?

Mailman

Every day these clowns p1ss me off more and more. That enoch powell was right on the button.

[sparklelard]

Ramadam does not appear to have fixed dates in Western calendar - it seems to float a lot.

The phrase western calendar is most appropriate.

If people want to live in the country, they must accept our laws and integrate.

I have a number of muslim friends, and they have a right nosh-up after sun-set.

Another point is that devout muslims have to pray 5 times a day. How have other olympic games handled that - with a minimum of fuss!

Now, where are those 72 virgils?

[snaw]

Bit controversial but the Olympics is an event which, in principle, is meant to be free of politcis and religion and all that other bollocks.

Given that at the last Olympics 25% of the competitors were muslim and they can't eat or drink during daylight hours during Ramadan then maybe they have a case for being a wee bit pissed off, no?

Finding the reaction here as hysterical as the ones you're condeming, and at least they have an arguement to back thiers ...

[AtW]

This is a special occasion and they can get dispensation not to do the things they required to do during Ramadan.

[stackpole]

Bit controversial but the Olympics is an event which, in principle, is meant to be free of politcis and religion and all that other bollocks.

Given that at the last Olympics 25% of the competitors were muslim and they can't eat or drink during daylight hours during Ramadan then maybe they have a case for being a wee bit pissed off, no?

Finding the reaction here as hysterical as the ones you're condeming, and at least they have an arguement to back thiers ...

Quite right snaw - free of politics and religion, and it's religion that is pissing these mozzies off so I'm not quite sure why you've got any sympathy for their argument.

Are we shouting from the rooftops at mozzie countries to allow public consumption of alcohol, which is western culture? Are we feck. If a westerner has a problem with that they just don't go there.

The 2012 olympics had to fit in with more practical considerations, such as the weather and the European footy championships.

It's easy really, if some mozzies don't like it then don't feckin go. At least it would reduce the risk of another Munich.

[Flubster]

A bit diverse possibly, but didn't the devout Scottish Christian Eric Liddel refuse to race on a Sunday in the Paris 1924 Olympics so pulled out of the race. I'm sure he didn't try and convince the IOC to move the dates around, nor did he go off for a sulk.

[Mailman]

Bit controversial but the Olympics is an event which, in principle, is meant to be free of politcis and religion and all that other bollocks.

Given that at the last Olympics 25% of the competitors were muslim and they can't eat or drink during daylight hours during Ramadan then maybe they have a case for being a wee bit pissed off, no?

Finding the reaction here as hysterical as the ones you're condeming, and at least they have an arguement to back thiers ...

There have been at least 3 sundays affected by the Olympics since the first one back in the 19whenevers...how come we havent seen headlines about "Christians angered by Sunday sports events"?

Mailman

[Weltchy]

Didn't the triple jumper Jonathan Edwards or whatever his name was, refuse to participate in major comp because it happened to be on a sunday.

[Forumbore]

Didn't the triple jumper Jonathan Edwards or whatever his name was, refuse to participate in major comp because it happened to be on a sunday.

Did they change the event? no.

Michael Jones the great All Blacks back row forward also refused to play rugby on Sundays.