Thursday, February 14, 2008

Be My Valentine: Valentine's Day Forbidden by Islam - Gaza's Hamas Rulers Largely Look the Other Way


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The odds are stacked against Valentine's Day in Hamas-ruled Gaza: The holiday is considered "haram," or forbidden by Islam, most residents don't have money for frills and the requisite red roses are grown only beyond a closed border with Israel.
Yet even Gazans managed to mark "Eid el Hob," or the Feast of Love, with a few splashes of red Thursday. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Cambridge SoundWorks