Allah the taste, Allah the time

Many Muslims in the Middle East are calling for a boycott of American products and Coke, Pepsi, McDonalds, Nike, and Starbucks are taking the brunt of the boycott.

The Raven notes: "The big deal, naturally, is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, whereat sales of bottled water and yoghurt drinks are astronomical—and Coke and Pepsi have traditionally been big players in the market. Zam Zam has done so well, in fact, that other entrants are scrambling to get into the picture, with French Muslim entrepeneur Tawfiq Mathlouthi leading the herd with his Mecca Cola that promises to give "10 per cent of the profits" to a Palestinian children's charity. Hard to compete with that."

On BBC radio tonight Mathlouthi was interviewed spewing his anti-American advertising and calling on everyone to boycott American products - and buy his lousy immitation of the real thing. Of course, this French citizen stands to become rich taking advantage of the Arab boycott of Coke and Pepsi. He is targeting the millions travelling to Mecca for the annual Ramadam pilgrimage to the Saudi Arabian city that bars all non-Muslims. If there is a hell there must surely be a corner of it reserved for those humans, who like Mathlouthi, use religion, faith and their God to make a buck or get votes by stirring up or playing off hatred.