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http://en.rian.ru/world/20070927/81323521.html Bin Laden Ramadan lanterns show record sales in Egypt 16:03 | 27/ 09/ 2007 <http://en.rian.ru/world/20070927/81323521-print.html> Print version CAIRO, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - Huge Ramadan lanterns, displaying the world's number one terrorist Osama bin Laden are proving immensely popular among Egyptian children, the Al-Masri Al-Yaoum newspaper said Thursday. Fanoos, a Ramadan lantern, lighted from inside by a candle, became the symbol of Ramadan in early Islamic Egypt, when women visited relatives with lanterns to break the fast. Sellers say the immense popularity of the bin Laden lanterns among children can be explained by his long white beard and traditional Islamic clothing which are reminiscent of a popular "cartoon hero." "All bin Ladens have already been snatched up" - the newspaper quotes a fanoos merchant in Ismalia, a city on the west bank of the Suez Canal, as saying. The lanterns, made of elaborate tin and colored glass, are produced in China and cost significantly more than other fanoos - 100 Egyptian pounds ($18). Egypt is known for its weird Ramadan goods. Every year Cairo merchants name their dates in a tradition allowing Muslims to break the fast during the Islamic holy month, when observant Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset. Last year stalls in the Egyptian capital were packed with "bin Laden," "Nasrallah" and "Saddam" dates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
