Ramadan: The Month of "Holy" Disasters and Death

Thanks to Will at The Other News:

From the Algerian periodical, El Watan:

A fascinating study was conducted in Algeria during Ramadan in the year 2007. The heads of various large public and private organisations, such as hospital managers, police commissioners, fire station chiefs, company directors, etc. were approached and asked to provide statistics on notable changes that occurred during Ramadan compared to other months. The results, shown below, prove that Ramadan is a menace to the public weal.

There should be immediate follow-up studies to see whether these results are replicated among Muslim colonist communities living in western nations. If the results are corroborated here, too, politicians and the media should stop subsidising Ramadan events, and stop pretending that Ramadan is some joyous public occasion. Instead, there should be public recognition of the fact that Ramadan represents a clear and present danger to both Muslims and everyone who comes into contact with them.

Hospital emergency services

- Work accidents: + 150% compared to yearly average

- Medical emergencies: + 300%

- Domestic accidents: + 250% compared to other months of the year

- Fights and disputes causing injuries: +400%

- Traffic accidents: + 42%

- Food poisoning: + 39%

- Deterioration and complications of chronic illnesses: +80%

- Death: +18%

Police stations

- Petty crime: +220%

- Fights, disputes, battery, assaults: + 320%

- Women and children beaten in the home during Ramadan: +120%

- Number of criminal complaints filed: +40%

- Offences relating to the sale and consumption of drugs and other narcotics: +96%

- Car theft, fraud, forgery and use of forgeries: +180%.

Gendarmerie brigades

- Traffic accidents: +52%

- Fights and public order offences: +320%

- Women and children beaten in the home during Ramadan: +72%

- Serious work accidents, fires: +20%

- Physical attacks with cuts and injuries, battery: +160%

- Thefts and fraud: +42%

Company directors, public and private sector

- Absenteeism in the workplace: +120%

- Output: – 62%

- Lateness: + 132%

- Total absences at work during the month of Ramadan (various kinds of leave) + 240%

- Work accidents: +72%

- Conflicts at work: + 32%

Price and hygiene monitoring services

- Illegal and unjustified increases in prices: +420%

- Illegal or unauthorised commercial activity: +340%

- Lack of hygiene in large shopping spaces: +140%

- Products unfit for consumption: +540%

- Products of dubious or unknown origin: + 640%

- Commercial activity not compliant with corporate status: 167%

- Merchandise fraud and labelling problems: 212%

- Unauthorised sale on public highway: +620%

Fire brigade

- On-site interventions: +520%

- Number of accidents: + 410%

- Domestic accidents: +295%

- Work accidents: +156%

- Number of evacuations to hospital casualty department: +245%

- Number of injured: + 214%

- Number of dead: +80%

- Telephone calls to emergency and safety services: +520%.

More global studies would be welcome.

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