[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has reportedly banned pigeon breeding in its self-proclaimed "caliphate" -- areas under its rule in Iraq and Syria."No squab for you!"
According to the Daily Mail, a senior ISIS cleric, issued the decree after the group claimed the sight of the birds’ genitals is offensive to Islam.
Zat mean Moslems can't eat anything with genitalia?
In the decree, which was written in Arabic, pigeon breeders were given one week to stop the practice or face public flogging.
"Things without genitalia" kinda narrows the field of edibles, doesn't it?
The short document, which was allegedly made public senior administrators, starts with a warning to locals who keep pigeons on the roof of their houses.
In fact, it'd narrow the field to invertebrates and vegetation.
| From my high school biology textbook: "The flower is the genitalia of the plant." They definitely got 'em. |
I guess they could eat worms, and maybe crickets and that sort of thing. A lobster would probably be pushing the envelope.
| Earthworms are hermaphrodites, so have two sets of genitalia each. Those other things have bits that can be found with a small amount of dissection. |
Mutton would certainly be forbidden, as would lamb.
In January, the group reportedly arrested 15 boys who were rearing birds before executing three of them.
A place where pulled pork barbecue is forbidden is my idea of Hell. No pit beef would be way over there in the fathest corner.
The families of the other boys were obliged to pay as much as $1800 each to secure the release of their children.
| Making it up as they go along, to strip more money from the conquered. |