Friday, May 09, 2003

He's dreaming of a virgin with light brown hair
Via LGF: Palestinian students recreate paradise to show what awaits "martyrs":
Plastic trees, goldfish swimming in a generator-powered fountain, posters of the dead on the wall: This is a model of the paradise Islamic militants say awaits those killed in fighting with Israel, including suicide bombers.

The display at the West Bank's largest university, An Najah, was assembled by supporters of the violent Hamas group who said they wanted to raise students' morale after 31 months of fighting with Israel.
Sounds like a real hootenanny! But what about the ... you know ... virgins?
Missing from the display of heaven were the 72 virgins. Organizers said they weren't sure how to depict them. "We don't know what (heavenly) virgins look like," said one of the organizers, a Hamas member and engineering student who only gave his first name, Ahmed.
I'll help ya out, Ahmed:

Wanna party?