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Iraqi Parliament Passes Bill Banning Alcohol

 
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World Traveler



Joined: 29 May 2009

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:06 am    Post subject: Iraqi Parliament Passes Bill Banning Alcohol Reply with quote

Parliament in Iraq has voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, with backers of the move arguing that its availability contradicts Islam and is unconstitutional.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37743180

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/10/23/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iraq-alcohol-ban.html
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NovaKart



Joined: 18 Nov 2009
Location: Iraq

PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The ban doesn't apply to the Kurdistan Region and in fact may end up helping the economy there if tourists from Arab Iraq start going to Kurdistan for short vacations.

The MPs slipped the alcohol ban into another bill. There's been a lot of opposition and the bill is being challenged.
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drcrazy



Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Location: Pusan. Yes, that's right. Pusan NOT Busan. I ain't never been to no place called Busan

PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 12:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

BETTER BE CAREFUL, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A POLITICAL THREAD. Rolling Eyes
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Coltronator



Joined: 04 Dec 2013

PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 3:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No this is an economics thread.
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