Comments on: Rachael Ray & Dunkin Donuts: 30 Minute Meals for Terrorists http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/ Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BostonBob http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-36903 BostonBob Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:12:14 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-36903 Riiiight, "Dr"M. You go, motor mouth. If the buinesses survive, and they have flourished since my last posting, it proves your approach of ranting instead of actually doing constructive things, is mindless as I originally posited. BTW--do some research before posting next time. I know that it takes away time from spittle forming at the corners of your always opening mouth in a good long rant, but please try. Dunkin' Donuts sells more COFFEE than anything else by a wide margin. Most of its customers do not eat doughnuts. Riiiight, “Dr”M. You go, motor mouth. If the buinesses survive, and they have flourished since my last posting, it proves your approach of ranting instead of actually doing constructive things, is mindless as I originally posited.

BTW–do some research before posting next time. I know that it takes away time from spittle forming at the corners of your always opening mouth in a good long rant, but please try. Dunkin’ Donuts sells more COFFEE than anything else by a wide margin. Most of its customers do not eat doughnuts.

]]> By: Stormoak Lonewind http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-23789 Stormoak Lonewind Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:44:13 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-23789 I'd buy a donut from her even if she was wearing a birka and toting a machine gun. I'm interested in the pastry not some hidden message or her religious/political beliefs. If anything I thought the headdress was quite attractive on her. Maybe in sympathy toward all muslims americans should wear something middle-eastern while ordering. The media frenzy on that would be hilarious to watch. Personally, I wonder if donuts are halal or haram. I live in a very ethnically diverse city and love all the different peoples and cultures. I'm American by birth, spiritual in nature (non-muslim) and appreciative of all Allah's creations. Including donuts sold by an italian-american wearing a suspiciously arab headdress. :-) I’d buy a donut from her even if she was wearing a birka and toting a machine gun. I’m interested in the pastry not some hidden message or her religious/political beliefs. If anything I thought the headdress was quite attractive on her. Maybe in sympathy toward all muslims americans should wear something middle-eastern while ordering. The media frenzy on that would be hilarious to watch. Personally, I wonder if donuts are halal or haram. I live in a very ethnically diverse city and love all the different peoples and cultures. I’m American by birth, spiritual in nature (non-muslim) and appreciative of all Allah’s creations. Including donuts sold by an italian-american wearing a suspiciously arab headdress. :-)

]]> By: An Investigation into the Effects of Kaffiyeh Adornment « iMuslim http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20929 An Investigation into the Effects of Kaffiyeh Adornment « iMuslim Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:21:09 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20929 [...] commonly observed in the Arab world, was sufficient stimulus to directly promote violent behaviour (recommended review). In response to this peculiar hypothesis, the author aimed to conduct an investigation into the [...] [...] commonly observed in the Arab world, was sufficient stimulus to directly promote violent behaviour (recommended review). In response to this peculiar hypothesis, the author aimed to conduct an investigation into the [...]

]]> By: so_cal_muslim http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20811 so_cal_muslim Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:48:03 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20811 I've seen so many at UCSD wearing them. first off--oooh, are we bad to support the innocent Palestinians? Being killed for political/lame reasons? second--this is a ridiculous joke of an attempt to make Muslims look bad and is crossing the line. Support Palestine with all your heart! It doesn't matter what they say, as long as we KNOW we are right in our hearts!!!!!! <strong>Viva Palestina. </strong>Peace I’ve seen so many at UCSD wearing them.

first off–oooh, are we bad to support the innocent Palestinians? Being killed for political/lame reasons?
second–this is a ridiculous joke of an attempt to make Muslims look bad and is crossing the line.

Support Palestine with all your heart! It doesn’t matter what they say, as long as we KNOW we are right in our hearts!!!!!!

Viva Palestina. Peace

]]> By: Kaffiyeh Day: What It’s Really All About | MuslimMatters.org http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20802 Kaffiyeh Day: What It’s Really All About | MuslimMatters.org Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:44:30 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20802 [...] On Sunday June 1st, I launched an event which you may have heard of: International “Wear Your Kaffiyeh with Pride” Day. This is in response to the now famous Dunkin’ Donut ad incident, which we wrote about last week. [...] [...] On Sunday June 1st, I launched an event which you may have heard of: International “Wear Your Kaffiyeh with Pride” Day. This is in response to the now famous Dunkin’ Donut ad incident, which we wrote about last week. [...]

]]> By: DrM http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20790 DrM Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:17:23 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20790 Its obvious you're clueless, Boston Bob. Dunkin Donuts "investing in the lives of Middle Eastern people"? LOL As if we need another third rate American franchise to pollute the air. We got plenty of wealth and opportunities so don't think we're waiting for some heart clogging filler material. It doesn't matter whether it has Middle Eastern investment or not, its a matter of principle not to do business with lily livered cowards who give in to paranoid racists. As for Debbie Schlussel, check this out : http://drmaxtor.blogspot.com/2007/10/judeofascist-awareness-week-day-2.html Its obvious you’re clueless, Boston Bob. Dunkin Donuts “investing in the lives of Middle Eastern people”? LOL As if we need another third rate American franchise to pollute the air. We got plenty of wealth and opportunities so don’t think we’re waiting for some heart clogging filler material. It doesn’t matter whether it has Middle Eastern investment or not, its a matter of principle not to do business with lily livered cowards who give in to paranoid racists.

As for Debbie Schlussel, check this out :
http://drmaxtor.blogspot.com/2007/10/judeofascist-awareness-week-day-2.html

]]> By: Boston Bob http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20775 Boston Bob Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:23:39 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20775 Well, well, now. While all of the useless bloviating about “protecting” Middle Eastern culture has been wasting bandwith, Dunkin’ Donuts has actually been DOING SOMETHING to invest in the lives of actual Middle Eastern people. Let us not forget that 100% of Dunkin’ Donuts shops are owned by independent franchisees, not a giant corporation. Many of these family franchises are owned by people of Middle Eastern descent. Gee—I wonder how they feel about your boycotting their business and taking food from their childrens mouths to “protect” them? Dunkin’ has invested BIG TIME in Arab and other eastern countries to create wealth and jobs for people there. What have you done, aside from try to take away the livelihood of thousands of Middle Eastern families and that of North Americans of Middle Eastern descent with a mindless boycott? Here is just ONE example: Dunkin' Donuts opens biggest kitchen complex in Sharjah Sharjah: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 Dunkin’ Donuts has opened the company's largest commercial kitchen and warehouse complex in the Middle East region in Sharjah. The complex, built on an area of 30,000 sq ft, is the company's biggest facility of its kind outside the US. Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Al Qasimi, chairman of the government of Sharjah Finance Department and proprietor of Continental Foods, owners of the Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise in the UAE, inaugurated the new facility. Addressing a large gathering present at the opening ceremony, Sheikh Mohammed said Sharjah’s new Dh19 million ($5.17 million) Dunkin Donuts kitchen and warehouse complex will produce the full range of donuts in 50 different varieties and currently has the capacity to produce 50 million donuts per year. He said that twice daily deliveries are made to the outlets around the country to ensure that customers receive their donuts absolutely fresh. David Rodgers, Dunkin’ Donuts general manager noted that Dunkin’ Donuts had grown from one outlet in 1997 to 45 now covering the entire UAE. “This stupendous growth has necessitated the need for a much larger commercial kitchen facility,” he said. “We have risen to be the most popular coffee & baked goods chain in the UAE serving high quality hot and cold beverages and fresh donuts,” remarked Rodgers. Citing a recent customer survey, Rodgers stated that nearly half (47 per cent) of its clientele in the UAE comprised UAE nationals and Arab expatriates while Asians accounted for around 23 per cent of its customer base. “Suitable for breakfast or as a snack at mid-morning or afternoon, our donuts are popular even among the Western expatriate population in the UAE as also the Filipino community,” he observed. Today, Dunkin' Donuts is the world's largest coffee and baked goods chain, serving more than three million customers per day. Dunkin' Donuts sells 52 varieties of donuts and more than a dozen coffee beverages as well as other baked goods. “Dunkin’ Donuts outlets are conveniently situated in all the major Shopping Malls. Outlining the popularity of the food chain worldwide,” Rodgers added. “We plan to expand extensively throughout the UAE to ensure that our stores are conveniently located and within reach of everyone in the country,” he stressed.-TradeArabia News Service Well, well, now. While all of the useless bloviating about “protecting” Middle Eastern culture has been wasting bandwith, Dunkin’ Donuts has actually been DOING SOMETHING to invest in the lives of actual Middle Eastern people. Let us not forget that 100% of Dunkin’ Donuts shops are owned by independent franchisees, not a giant corporation. Many of these family franchises are owned by people of Middle Eastern descent. Gee—I wonder how they feel about your boycotting their business and taking food from their childrens mouths to “protect” them?
Dunkin’ has invested BIG TIME in Arab and other eastern countries to create wealth and jobs for people there. What have you done, aside from try to take away the livelihood of thousands of Middle Eastern families and that of North Americans of Middle Eastern descent with a mindless boycott?

Here is just ONE example:
Dunkin’ Donuts opens biggest kitchen complex in Sharjah
Sharjah: Tue, 3 Jun 2008

Dunkin’ Donuts has opened the company’s largest commercial kitchen and warehouse complex in the Middle East region in Sharjah. The complex, built on an area of 30,000 sq ft, is the company’s biggest facility of its kind outside the US.
Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Al Qasimi, chairman of the government of Sharjah Finance Department and proprietor of Continental Foods, owners of the Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise in the UAE, inaugurated the new facility.
Addressing a large gathering present at the opening ceremony, Sheikh Mohammed said Sharjah’s new Dh19 million ($5.17 million) Dunkin Donuts kitchen and warehouse complex will produce the full range of donuts in 50 different varieties and currently has the capacity to produce 50 million donuts per year.
He said that twice daily deliveries are made to the outlets around the country to ensure that customers receive their donuts absolutely fresh.
David Rodgers, Dunkin’ Donuts general manager noted that Dunkin’ Donuts had grown from one outlet in 1997 to 45 now covering the entire UAE. “This stupendous growth has necessitated the need for a much larger commercial kitchen facility,” he said.
“We have risen to be the most popular coffee & baked goods chain in the UAE serving high quality hot and cold beverages and fresh donuts,” remarked Rodgers.
Citing a recent customer survey, Rodgers stated that nearly half (47 per cent) of its clientele in the UAE comprised UAE nationals and Arab expatriates while Asians accounted for around 23 per cent of its customer base.
“Suitable for breakfast or as a snack at mid-morning or afternoon, our donuts are popular even among the Western expatriate population in the UAE as also the Filipino community,” he observed.
Today, Dunkin’ Donuts is the world’s largest coffee and baked goods chain, serving more than three million customers per day. Dunkin’ Donuts sells 52 varieties of donuts and more than a dozen coffee beverages as well as other baked goods.
“Dunkin’ Donuts outlets are conveniently situated in all the major Shopping Malls. Outlining the popularity of the food chain worldwide,” Rodgers added.
“We plan to expand extensively throughout the UAE to ensure that our stores are conveniently located and within reach of everyone in the country,” he stressed.-TradeArabia News Service

]]> By: fairuza http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20765 fairuza Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:17:08 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20765 You think Malkin is a handful? She is a tame little kitten compared to Schlussel. They are both required reading for me to start my day off. It is helping me beat my caffeine addiction. I let those two get my blood flowing instead of the coffee. You think Malkin is a handful? She is a tame little kitten compared to Schlussel. They are both required reading for me to start my day off. It is helping me beat my caffeine addiction. I let those two get my blood flowing instead of the coffee.

]]> By: DrM http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20763 DrM Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:49:17 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20763 Lets take a quick at Michele Magalang Malkin shall we? Besides being a Fliipino version of Ann Coulter, married to jewish extremist Jesse Malkin(unemployed but runs her "website" last I checked) she has no real acheivements other then being a colored mascot for the extreme Right and co. Since she's so opposed to immigration, perhaps her immigrant parents should be the first to placed in internment camps(which she supports for us). Forget the scarf, good luck getting the falafel banned. Shabbos Goyism is a lot of work : http://drmaxtor.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html Lets take a quick at Michele Magalang Malkin shall we? Besides being a Fliipino version of Ann Coulter, married to jewish extremist Jesse Malkin(unemployed but runs her “website” last I checked) she has no real acheivements other then being a colored mascot for the extreme Right and co. Since she’s so opposed to immigration, perhaps her immigrant parents should be the first to placed in internment camps(which she supports for us). Forget the scarf, good luck getting the falafel banned.
Shabbos Goyism is a lot of work :
http://drmaxtor.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html

]]> By: bintazim http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20741 bintazim Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:09:53 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2008/05/31/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals-for-terrorists/#comment-20741 This whole thing is ridiculuos!! It should be a real wake up call for all of us who need to work much harder on our dawah skills!! Obviously they have it all wrong!! And who is to correct them?? I like the idea of wearing the scarf on June 6th..make sure to explain to ppl why u did so too. This whole thing is ridiculuos!! It should be a real wake up call for all of us who need to work much harder on our dawah skills!! Obviously they have it all wrong!! And who is to correct them?? I like the idea of wearing the scarf on June 6th..make sure to explain to ppl why u did so too.

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