Iran: Ayatollahs Invite Castro To Become A Muslim

[ECH1969]

Iran's religious authorities in the holy Shiite city of Qom have officially invited Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, to convert to Islam, according to Hojatolislam Mohammad Reza Hakimi, quoted by Iran's Farda news agency.

"I met Castro together with the Iranian foreign minister, Saiid Salili, and gave him some sacred Islamic texts translated into Spanish," said Hakimi, who recently returned from a government visit to Cuba.

"We spoke with Castro for several hours, and I think I almost managed to convince him to become a Muslim," Hakimi added. "Castro certain that Cuba is suffering from a lack of spirituality, and seems very interested in Islam, above all in the writing of Iran's revolutionary leader, Ayatallah Khomeini," Hakimi continued.

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Religion&loid=8.0.231976823&par=0

[kurth]

1. He's got a beard already

Not sure if he wants to stick his butt in the air three times a day...

[regnaD kciN]

2. While this story that should come with its own laugh-track...

...could you imagine what would happen if Castro "converted?"*

Just think -- for years, we were afraid of Cuba because they were a Communist state allied with the Soviet Union, right on our doorstep. If this happened, we'd suddenly have a Islamic theocracy allied with Iran right on our doorstep. Missle Crisis II, anyone?

:eyes:

*(which, I guess, would make him a convertible Castro...sorry! )

[msongs]

3. castro has his own myths to believe. the holiness of fidel. where islam is

the state and the state is islam in some places, in cuba, fidel is the state and the state is fidel. democracy need not apply.

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[Teaser]

6. Rumor has it that Castro

also practices Palo (cubanized congo religion) and Santeria (Orisha worship).

[Billy Burnett]

22. That's not at all like the Cuba I've seen.

President Castro always insists that the accomplishments of Cuba are those of the Cuban people, not himself. He repeatedly insists that all of the Cuban people are the ones to be proud of their sovereignty, their health care system, their education system, and their exports of medicines, medical doctors and teachers.

He takes no credit. I've heard him speak several times - in person.

There are NO statues or billboards of Castro anywhere in Cuba.

Your "fidel is the state and the state is fidel" comment is completely false. Just as false as your "democracy need not apply" comment. Cuba has elected local, provincial, and national parliaments.

Americans aren't aware of this mainly because they are forbidden from traveling to Cuba by the US government.

[daleo]

4. They should try to convert Bush

It might solve a lot of problems.

[CJCRANE]

15. B*sh is already

pretty close to the wahhabi muslims in Saudi (of course that might have something to do with bilion dollar business deals rather than religion...)

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[Renew Deal]

7. Well put

:thumbsup:

[Douglas Carpenter]

10. There is more to the Middle East than racist stereotypes.

[951-Riverside]

12. Obviously.

[DBoon]

8. what self respecting Cuban would give up pork?

nt

[IndianaGreen]

9. There are Jews in Cuba

and Islam is the fastest growing religion in Latin America.

[haab]

19. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the World....

9/11 and all the Islamophobia seems to have drawn more people to the religion...


The Islamic Bomb, doesn't refer to Pakistan or Iran possessing a Nuke.... The Islamic Bomb fell the day the Prophet Mohamed appeared!

[Vidar]

11. comic relief.

[sofa king]

13. Are we sure this isn't one of Rumsfeld's naptime stories?

[Disturbed]

14. Socialism may have had success in the ME

were the Soviets not so bent upon the prohibition on religion. I never have understood why they insisted upon that. Socialism and religion can be compatible.

[CJCRANE]

16. True..

helping out the less fortunate is a big part of Christian and Islamic scripture (as well as an emphasis on community).

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

17. Because they were communits, not socialists.

And communism and religion are definitely not compatible.

[mom cat]

18. Not necessarily. I have known a number of Christians and Jews who

embrace communist theory. Much of liberation theology worked toward blending the two. The early Christians "held all things in common".

[Vogon_Glory]

20. I Doubt That Cubans Would Go For Conversion n/t

[Rex]

21. Fidel Castro as a muslim...

naw, just can't see it. Although he is getting old and might be looking to repent for his evil ways.

[killbotfactory]

23. Yeah...

I don't think so.

I read somewhere he was atheist.