Islamic Jeans
It was only a matter of time after Islamic finance and Islamic cola to see the latest item described today on Al-Jazeera: Islamic Jeans. The jeans, which the news article says was designed in Italy (just like "Islamic finance" is designed in London) has features that make it easier to pray while covering one's backside and safekeeping personal items in appropriate pockets. It has a green trimming (!), and has the word al-Quds (Jerusalem) written in arabic on the change pocket (!!).
The article goes on to say that Jamat-i-Islami had declared in the 1980s that jeans were unacceptable as a dress form.
The funniest part of the report is in the last paragraph, where Grand Mufti Rafi Usmani is quoted to have praised the new jeans, and which states that his only reservation was that its name "al-Quds jeans" (or "Jersualem jeans") was not appropriate (would he favor "Islamic Jeans"?).
Come to think of it, this jeans may actually provide value to customers, unlike Islamic financial practices. The Islamic-finance-style jeans would just cut a couple of inches off the bottom to make it shorter, add the green trim, and cost 20% more than the original jeans (while continuing to expose them to the same or more backside-risks :-).
The article goes on to say that Jamat-i-Islami had declared in the 1980s that jeans were unacceptable as a dress form.
The funniest part of the report is in the last paragraph, where Grand Mufti Rafi Usmani is quoted to have praised the new jeans, and which states that his only reservation was that its name "al-Quds jeans" (or "Jersualem jeans") was not appropriate (would he favor "Islamic Jeans"?).
Come to think of it, this jeans may actually provide value to customers, unlike Islamic financial practices. The Islamic-finance-style jeans would just cut a couple of inches off the bottom to make it shorter, add the green trim, and cost 20% more than the original jeans (while continuing to expose them to the same or more backside-risks :-).