Everyone Falls Asleep at Fajr Discussion

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SCHAUMBURG, IL – In what some are labeling as a bizarre phenomenon, a morning study group at the Midwest Islamic Center in Schaumburg, IL achieved the impossible. Sometime between 6:45 and 6:46 A.M. last week, all nine of the participants in the weekly discussion simultaneously fell into a state of slumber.

52-year-old Shafique Osman was the first to notice.

“I wake it, then I look it, every the body sleeping.”

Participants said that nothing like this ever happened in the five-year history of the discussion group and cannot provide an explanation.

Mahmood Khan, who heads up the discussion after Fajar, was dumbfounded before going back to sleep to take advantage.

“We kinda noticed it and moved on. No one said a word.”

The discussion group will still meet at their scheduled time every Sunday morning.

Jinn Scare Tactics Still Work on 45-Year Old

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JINNEAPOLIS, MN – Maruf Rabab is a typical middle-aged Muslim in many respects. He was recently laid off from a full-time job at a prominent consulting firm, dedicates some of his spare time to volunteer efforts, and lives in his parents’ basement. He does, however, have one rather large quirk.

Rabab carries scars from his childhood in the form of an overwhelming and irrational fear of jinns.

Growing up in rural parts of Minnesota just outside the big city, young Rabab was an only child. His parents are of Indian ancestry and like many families from the subcontinent, fear tactics played a crucial role in disciplinary actions during his upbringing.

“I remember what mummy and daddy always told me: do what we say or the jinns will get you,” remarked a terrified Rabab.

From an early age, acts of rebellion or forming contradictory opinions were met with harsh consequences.

“We didn’t mean for it to go this far,” states Rabab’s mother. “We just wanted him to stop jumping on the bed and the jinn story seemed good at the time.”

“When he wanted to stay out late, we pulled out the jinn thing again,” explained his father. “If we felt he was hanging out with the wrong crowd, the jinn story was there to save us again.”

After a while, this method became so easy that Rabab’s parents created sign with the word “Jinn” to get whatever they wanted. While these Pavlovian tactics worked on a young Maruf his emotional scars run deep, crippling his daily life.

“I remember once when he showed up to work and we had a power outage,” recalls former coworker and longtime friend Qutub Zaki. “Maruf immediately ran out of the office screaming ‘They’ve come to get me! They’ve come to get me!’ We all had a laugh but it’s kind of disturbing.”

Since that incident, coworkers made Maruf the butt of several office pranks.

“It didn’t matter what it was, as long as the word ‘jinn’ was mentioned, Maruf’s face turned white,” stated former coworker Kelly Johnson. “I don’t even know what jinn means or what country it’s from, but it’s amazingly effective. I used whenever he gives me that creepy stare in the lunchroom.”

Man Enraged Two-Year Old Girl in Brothers Section

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TULSA, OK – Chaos was narrowly averted at the Islamic Center of Tulsa when worshipper Dadam Bazaam blew into a wave of histrionics after spotting a sister in the men’s section of the prayer hall.

Two-year-old Nida Malik had her hand in her mouth when Bazaam spotted her.

“It was like I was at a wild disco with all this free mixing of the genders!” exclaimed an irate Bazaam.

“Why don’t we setup a casino in here with girls in peacock outfit?”

The center’s director was unavailable for comment.

FBI Arrests Sleepy Man: Authorities believe suspect is part of a larger sleeper cell

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BROOKLYN, NY – The FBI made a huge break recently as they arrested the individual known as “Sleepy Man.” The suspect was arrested in his Brooklyn apartment after a carefully-planned 3 A.M. raid.

“We now have the suspect known as Sleepy Man. We currently don’t have his real name but suspect that he is somehow associated with Al-Qaeda… through his sleepy ways,” stated FBI Chairman Stanley Watts.

“We are fairly certain this is the man we’re looking for. At the time of the raid he was sleepy. This is clearly a match for the profile of the man we seek.”

As certain as the bureau is of his identity, Watts did note that the suspect could also be the elusive “Hairy Man” as well as the “Time to Make the Donuts Man.”

The operative is believed to be part of a network of “sleeper cells” operating in North America that officials deem to be very dangerous.

He Is, Like, So Not Worth My Time

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Written By Anonymous 17 Year Old Sister

At first, I was like “Oh my god!” Why do they always do this to me? Weirdo gross brown women have been asking me the same stupid marriage questions since I was like 16. Okay so check this out. Like last week, no wait, maybe it was a few days ago, no wait it was last week. Anyway, my mom and dad found this guy that they want me to meet.

I’m like “Get over it, lady. I’m not interested in your brainwashed, mama’s boy loser son, okay?”

I *so* don’t get this. Like a thousand “sighs” to the infinitive power.

It would be, like, totally cool if they found an awesome guy, mashAllah, that I could totally spend all my time with. But I think they’re all taken or weird or gross.

Like this one guy they made me meet, he was kinda okay… until he wrote me like this mile-long e-mail telling me how much he loved me. This was after having like a 5 minute conversation. Hel-looo?

What. Ever.

I guess I like shouldn’t complain and stuff since a lot of girls are less fortunate and ugly and stuff. They don’t get any guys giving them attention. I’m so thankful that I look so cute, mash’Allah, no matter what I wear. I don’t even need much makeup.

My parents are like so freaking out right now because I’m almost 18 and they think that I’m gonna expire soon or something. I’m like “Daddy! Credit cards expire, not people. Okay?!”

Speaking of credit cards, I think I’m gonna go shopping in a bit.

But anyway, I don’t plan on getting hooked up until, like, the ripe old age of like 21, okay?

I just wish these freaks would back off, you know? Don’t even get me started on the FOB I’ve gotta meet next week. Cry, cry, cry. Poor me.

Why do you think so many arranged marriages are ending in divorce?

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It seems marriages arranged by parents and family are yielding similar divorce rates to “non-traditional” Western approaches. What are your thoughts?

sis2

“I wouldn’t know. I’ve never been married. Yes, I know I’m pregnant, smartass.”
Aaliyah Malik, Student

bro7

“Probably because she used to look better 10 years ago.”
Bilal Akhtar, Donut Engineer

bro6

“Take a look at the masjid parking lot on Jum’ma and tell me how great we are at arranging things.”
Isa Johnson, Doctor

bro5

“I don’t know, but my sister-in-law is HOT!”
Lastwik bin Layadoff, Unemployed IT Worker

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95% Zabiha Halal Not Enough: Controversy Erupts Over New Restaurant

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DEVON, IL – Yesterday, protesters gathered outside the grand opening of a new restaurant named “Kinda OK” on the famous Devon restaurant district.

Proudly proclaiming “95% Zabiha Halal Meat”, owners of the partially-permissible eating establishment maintain that reduced “zabihaness” allows them to save certain costs in food preparation, thus passing the savings along to their customers.

“We learned a lot from our failings. Our first restaurant was 90% zabiha halal but it’s clear that the market demanded more zabiha halal. We thought we’d up the ante to 95% with ‘Kinda OK’ and we’re confident that the consumers will respond,” explained co-owner Needan Akhal.

The restaurant menu features an assortment of semi-permissible treats and quasi-blessed foods including “Half-blessed” kabobs, “What’s In Them” Samosas and “Don’t Ask” Soup.

The mob of protestors, however, grew angrier throughout the day and shouts of “This is a cannot happen!” were common.

“What they are think is they do?” remarked one protestor. “This is so much of the stupid. What is a next thing, halal hotdogs?”

Oddly enough, the restaurant had a handful of patrons despite the fierceness of protestors.

“I’m not sure if this is all good or not but I figured that since I eat at McDonalds all the time, maybe 95% Zabiha Halal might give me 95% of the blessings that I ordinarily miss out on,” stated one patron who asked to remain anonymous.

Confusion broke out towards closing time for “Kinda OK” as protestors started to get hungry and a handful wandered into the restaurant for a bite to eat.

Random E-mail Getting Strange

SAN JOSE, CA – A random e-mail message sent this past Friday to sister Zenab Khan, 20, is beginning to become a cause for concern.

“It started off innocently enough. He told me his name is Wahir and that we met at a wedding this past summer and he explained that he got my e-mail address from a common friend of ours,” explained Khan. “For an uncle, he seemed real cool at first. But then it got weird.”

Weird in several ways, explained Khan.

Local authorities familiar with the sender of the e-mail identified him as Wahir Gufbol, a 32 year-old computer programmer.

“He hasn’t been arrested or anything yet,” stated on officer who asked to remain anonymous. “He’s just one of those wierdos that scares people and unfortunately we can’t do anything about it until something actually happens.”

Police psychologists explained that Gufbol, suspected for pathologically stalking at least three other area women, exhibits many symptoms of first-degree emotional infancy.

“Every sentence in his e-mail ended with either two exclamation points or question marks”, a teary Khan recalled.

“Sometimes he would even ask a question but the sentence would end with two exclamation points. What am I supposed to think? This is so confusing.”

“He didn’t even end a single sentence with a period. It was always an ellipses…”

Upon the advice of close friends, Khan has decided to not respond to the e-mail and hopes that the older, lonelier Gufbol will forget.

“I don’t know what may happen but I think I’ll add him to my junk mail list or something. He really creeps me out.”

Muslimarriage.com Alleged To Be Modified Shopping Cart

DESPERITO, CA – Controversy erupted earlier this week in dot-com land when reports began surfacing regarding a new Muslim matrimonial site. Muslimarriage.com came under fire with allegations that the site is nothing more than a poorly-modified shopping cart.

That isn’t the only thing frustrating visitors of the site.

“I double-clicked my way to a divorce,” stated one disheartened patron. “They don’t have any protection against mis-clicking. I double-clicked instead of a single click and received two wives by accident.”

Speculations were further fueled by the Web promotions on the site including a polygamous “marry one, get two free.”

The quality of service is also becoming an issue for the young Web enterprise. Additional customer frustrations radiate from the fact that potential immigrant spouses aren’t clearly labeled with a “no English” caption.

Muslimarriage.com owners are no strangers to controversy. Earlier this year, a sister website entitled ShaadiBay.com attempted to promote Matrominal auctions.

Critics Question Homeland Security Additions

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WASHINGTON, DC – Last Wednesday, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced a new addition to the Homeland Securities plan.

“To ensure security within our boundaries, agents will now be given the liberty to call suspects the following: raghead, camel jockey, Johnny 10 wives, and Khalil,” Ashcroft stated.

“This will empower our agents with tools to ensure targeting the root of terrorism residing here in the United States.”

Ashcroft also noted that agents could wave their index fingers in the faces of suspects and make annoying sounds.

“This continues our commitment to ensuring the safety of every non-Muslim/Arab US citizen,” stated Ashcroft. “Right now, we’re pushing for additional legislation that will allow agents to shave the beards of suspects to help reduce risk of the dreaded ‘Beard Bombs’ we believe to be in existence.”

The state department noted the new policies would go into effect immediately.