Obama in good standing as Ramadan begins

Source: Associated Press

CAIRO - For the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Egyptian fruit sellers have named their best dates of the year after President Barack Obama in a sweet tribute to the American leader for his outreach to the Muslim world.

Dates are a traditional food for Ramadan — which begins Saturday in most of the Islamic world — since the Prophet Muhammad is said to have used them to break the month's sunrise-to-sunset fast each evening.

"We love Obama and so we named our best dates for him," said Atif Hashim at his busy shop in downtown Cairo.

Huge barrels in his shop were piled with "Obama" dates, selling for just under $2.50 a pound. For an additional dollar, there is an even better date, labeled on a sign as "Super Obama."

"We put a sweet date in Mr. Obama's mouth and a message in his ear," Hashim said. "Please help to bring peace to the world. We have a lot of hope in you."

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32509983/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

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Egyptians giving Obama some love.

the freepers will just eat this up :freak:

he appears to be another goddam Yank. Let's hope not a Jewish Yank.

(that's an ironic joke, sorry) :)

I understand Cindy Sheehan plans to continue her Crawford style anti-war protests on Martha's Vineyard, too. Oy.

I'm sure Gates, the "Present Occupant's" Advisers and the rest of the Bloated Military Industrial Complex are quivering in their shorts.

</sarcasm> for the dim-bulbs

4:00 brings up polio and H1N1 ? He worried about a virus outbreak or saying their habits are unsanitary?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=264_1250921781

Expect freeper heads to explode!

:popcorn:

:beer:

... well SOMEONE had to lower the tone

Source: Global Post

For the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Egyptian fruit sellers have named their best dates of the year after President Barack Obama in a sweet tribute to the American leader for his outreach to the Muslim world.

Dates are a traditional food for Ramadan — which begins Saturday in most of the Islamic world — since the Prophet Muhammad is said to have used them to break the month's sunrise-to-sunset fast each evening.

In Egypt, shops have created a new tradition of naming their best and worst dates to catch attention and boost sales — giving a little reflection of the political mood.

"We love Obama and so we named our best dates for him," said Atif Hashim at his busy shop in downtown Cairo.

Huge barrels in his shop were piled with "Obama" dates, selling for just under $2.50 a pound ($5 a kilogram). For an additional dollar, there is an even better date, labeled on a sign as "Super Obama."

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Other low-quality dates were named after Lieberman's predecessor, Tzipi Livni, and after Bush. They all go for about 17 cents a pound (36 cents a kilogram).

Read more: http://www.globalpost.com/breaking-news/israel-and-palestine/ramadan-the-best-dates-egypt-are-obama

for the giggle.

Bush is barely worth that. But Livni got a raw deal, IMO.

Watched the results come in in the morning for us, and just sat on the bed in shock and crying. We knew going over that that could be a shitty day.

Just now we were imagining what it would have been like to be there this past election day! We generally avoid political displays of any kind in a foreign country, by on that day we may have danced in the streets!

Giving Egypt a HUGE thumbs up for this one! Makes my Egypofile heart go patter! :bounce:

the best dates I ever had were named "Cherie" and "Beth Anne". :shrug: