Want to send your brother-in-law in Iraq a Bible? An ikon? A kippah? Some joss sticks? Forget it. All that is "contrary to Islamic faith." Qur'ans and other Islamic articles only, please.
Sharia Alert from...the United States Postal Service: "Overseas Military Mail," from the U.S. Postal Service:
Mail addressed to military post offices overseas is subject to certain conditions or restrictions of mailing regarding content, preparation, and handling. The APO/FPO table below outlines these conditions by APO/FPO ZIP Codes through the use of footnoted mailing restrictions codes (see the Restrictions page following the table). [...]
RESTRICTIONS
[...]
C. Cigarettes and other tobacco products are prohibited.
C1. Obscene articles, prints, paintings, cards, films, videotapes, etc., and horror comics and matrices are prohibited.
D. Coffee is prohibited.
E1. Medicines or vaccines not conforming to French laws are prohibited.
E2. Any matter containing religious materials contrary to Islamic faith or depicting nude or semi-nude persons, pornographic or sexual items, or nonauthorized political materials is prohibited. [...]
SOURCE: http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/024002.php
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
US Postal Service won't send "any matter containing religious materials contrary to Islamic faith" to overseas military post offices
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