Muslims offended by Apple store

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

When are these Muslims ever going to stop being offended so easily

A Middle East research organization reports that Apple's flagship retail store on 5th Avenue in midtown Manhattan (between 58th and 59th) is offensive to Muslims. The report cites an Islamic Web site urging Muslims to spread the word in hope that "Muslims will be able to stop the project."

The report by The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), a 501 (c)3 organization based in Washington, D.C., states that some Islamic Web sites take exception to Apple's cube-shaped building design (pictured above) and that it "constitutes a blatant insult to Islam."

The reason? Because the building resembles the Ka'ba in Mecca (pictured below), is called "Apple Mecca," (by whom?), is open 24 hours a day like the Ka'ba, and "contains bars selling alcoholic beverages."

Ka'ba means cube. It is the first place Allah was worshiped. From the outside it does not look very exciting. It is made of concrete blocks. Inside it is decorated with texts from the Qu'ran.

I was just at the Fifth Avenue Apple store in NYC and don't remember them serving alcohol. The report appears to have misunderstood the intent of the "Genius Bar" and the "iPod bar." The group which "explores the Middle East through the region's media" only appears to have two valid facts in their complaint - that the Apple store is in the shape of a cube and that it's open 24 hours a day.

UPDATE: MEMRI is not suggesting that the Apple store is offensive, they merely cite "an Islamic Web site." Their function is to translate existing news reports from Arabic, not endorse or agree with those reports.

 

[neio]

Lol, fruitcakes the whole lot of them.

 

[spiderz]

WTF is wrong with these ppl? Do they know you get cubed sugar?

 

[supersunbird]

Bet they think the GameCube is evil too...

 

[neio]

Soon they are going to be offended if you refer to the cresent moon in any way.

 

[lord_spaceman]

Soon they are going to be offended if you refer to the cresent moon in any way.

Imagine if the moon blew up or disappeared. What would happen then ? They would probably blame America and go Jihad on the whole world!

 

[Darth Garth]

Have you ever noticed that a lot of Muslim men here in Cape Town driving BMW's have personalized number plates with the number 786 in it ???.

Is it the same in GP (Lenz) ???.

 

[Syndyre]

In some other cases I thought they had a least some justification for being upset, if not rioting, but this is just getting ridiculous.

 

[Syndyre]

Have you ever noticed that a lot of Muslim men here in Cape Town driving BMW's have personalized number plates with the number 786 in it ???.

Is it the same in GP (Lenz) ???.

Apparently its some sort of Muslim lucky number, not sure of the details.

 

[Darth Garth]

In some other cases I thought they had a least some justification for being upset, if not rioting, but this is just getting ridiculous.

While I can understand the prohibition on "not to make the false graven images" bit but why are Muslims allowed to use digital cameras then ???.

 

[Darth Garth]

Apparently its some sort of Muslim lucky number, not sure of the details.

Afaik it is name of Allah in some weirdo Arabic numerics since it is considered to be blasphemy or in bad taste to put it on the back of your Bimmer like that so your can still be "blessed" when you drive around with having just 786 in your number plate .

Funny that.

 

[nthdimension]

The Myth of 786

a mecca: a place visited by many people

 

[stix]

// looking at Apples prices i am also offended

 

[bwana]

// looking at Apples prices i am also offended

Locally those are core's prices, not Apple's.

 

[Paul_S]

If Muslims are trying to become the laughing stock of the world they're doing an outstanding job of it.
They may even beat Telkom and the ANC to the finish line.

 

[supersunbird]

I find religions offensive

 

[James]

I wonder if they are gonna complain about the cubed pork I just bought to make a stew with?

 

[lucifir]

I find religions offensive

likewise .... they make no sense and make up new rules as they go... its a good way to control the masses though

 

[Datura]

Yeesh folks sure are losing it. Get shot for eating Muesli bars or having a go at Rubik's Cube next. ~~shakes head~~

 

[ic]

Ka'ba means cube. It is the first place Allah was worshiped.

No offence to Muslims, but is this not evidence that Allah was in fact the queen of The Borg Cube...?