The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Note Libya, Sudan, Afghanistan, Brunei, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, > Yemen, etc. are listed as completely illegal alcohol status rather than just > Saudi Arabia like you imply.
I didn't say Saudi Arabia was the only country which completely banned alcohol, I indicated that this was not the usual pattern for a Muslim country. The usual pattern is for non-Muslims, but not Muslims to be allowed to drink alcohol. And what is stated above is not entirely accurate. In Bangladesh, for instance, alcohol may be purchased from government warehouses, certain bars and 4-5 star hotels. Yemen does not really have religious minorities. In the Sudan the prohibition against alcohol is enforced in the north, but not in the south which is predominantly Christian. As for Kuwait and Yemen, all of its citizens are Muslims so it does not feel compelled to make allowances for non-Muslims. As for Brunei, while alcohol is not sold anywhere foreign visitors are allowed to bring in up to two liters so long as they declare it and obtain a permit. > Also note Iran and Pakistan are listed as almost completely illegal. > > Also note in Gabon, Gambia, Malaysia, Maldives, etc. alcohol is legal for > everyone except the Muslim minority. Apparently you forgot what this whole subject was about, which is the fact that Islamic law is not imposed on non-Muslims in most states. The fact that Iran, Pakistan and these other countries allow it only for non-Muslim minorities reinforces what I was saying all along. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-697951-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
