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| Slow sales, complaints greet Islamic holiday stamp ..WE MIGHT LOSE IT |
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| SuperHiMY |
| 12/27/01 at 00:03:40 |
AsalamAlay.com, Peace and e-Greetings be upon you. Eid Al-Adha is coming.... To my American Brothers and Sisters... Invest like 10 or 15 bucks in these stamps, Then use them ALL YEAR ROUND...! Inexpensive Dawah and confirms muslims don't take successes like this for granted. Anyone that wants to Mail Me a REAL Paper Eid Card, Instant message me and just ask for my address. ~ HiMY! ~ [img]http://www.jannah.org/callig/eidgreetingsusa.jpg[/img] November 5, 2001 When it went on sale Sept. 3, the stamp was a symbolic breakthrough of recognition for America's estimated 6 million Muslims. "It was a symbol that the Muslim community is accepted here and Islam is recognized as an American religion," said Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi of Garden Grove, Calif., past president of the Islamic Society of North America. The stamp bears the words "EID Greetings." It also features gold Arabic script on a background of navy blue that reads "EID Mubarak," or "Happy Eid." The stamp commemorates Eid ul-Fitr, a celebration after Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer for Muslims. The stamp also honors Eid al-Adha, a celebration at the time of hajj. But in the weeks following Sept. 11, the EID stamp met with poor sales, and even brought complaints, the U.S. Postal Service reported. A West Coast radio talk show host suggested that the stamp was rubbing America's nose in the tragic events of Sept. 11 because EID backwards spells "die." Seventy-five million EID stamps were printed and 45 million shipped. No sales figures are available. Dave Failor, a Postal Service spokesman, said said the stamp is only doing well in Detroit and Chicago, which have large Muslim communities. http://www.freep.com/money/business/slice5_20011105.htm |
| Re: Slow sales, complaints greet Islamic holiday stamp ..WE MIGHT LOSE IT |
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| Kathy |
| 12/27/01 at 19:24:08 |
| slm I am using them on everything- even my bills! |
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| Haseeba |
| 12/28/01 at 11:40:05 |
| i really want some but how can i get them in canada.????????????????????? |
| Re: Slow sales, complaints greet Islamic holiday stamp ..WE MIGHT LOSE IT |
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| tq |
| 12/28/01 at 12:13:23 |
| Assalamo elikuim YOu can order them online. go to www.usps i think it is either .gov or .org. I am not sure but i think you can get them to be mailed in Canada also. I ordered mine through web when my local post office was out of them. Wasalam Tamseel |
| Re: Slow sales, complaints greet Islamic holiday stamp ..WE MIGHT LOSE IT |
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| Saleema |
| 12/28/01 at 14:35:02 |
| [slm] My post office has repeatedly refused to sell some. They keep telling me to order on line and the thing is that not everyone enquires about why they don't have the stamps, they see it's not there and they leave. I don't know what to do? [wlm] |
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| Kathy |
| 12/28/01 at 19:57:43 |
[quote] My post office has repeatedly refused to sell some. I don't know what to do? [/quote] Letter to the Editor!- especially if you can get someone with an American name to write it! |
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| seeker |
| 12/28/01 at 22:23:16 |
| Satanic thoughts on "West Coast radio talk show host suggested that the stamp was rubbing America's nose in the tragic events of Sept. 11 because EID backwards spells "die." If "kiss" backwards sounds like "sick" , will the stop kissing his kids, wife or other near and dear ones! Some guys thoughts makes me just that..."Sick"! |
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