For Muslims, it's a high-tech call to prayer. A new cellular telephone generates five automated reminders a day at prayer time and points Muslims in the direction of Mecca.

It also contains a copy of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, in both Arabic and English.

Already available in the Middle East and Asia, Ilkone — Arabic for universe — recently went on sale in the Netherlands for its European debut.

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It will be followed by launches in France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Belgium and Bosnia in coming months, said Peter Suyk, the managing director of Lebara BV, the phone's European distributor.

Some Muslims were skeptical.

"I wouldn't buy one," said 15-year-old Mohammed Bouyeri, sitting outside Rotterdam's largest mosque, the Mevlana.

"It might be useful for someone at home or traveling, but not at the mosque. Everyone here already knows what time prayers are."

i wake up to a muslim prayer clock everyday. Seriously. My buddy brought one back for me froma trip. It looks like a mosque. Real gold on part of it. The bitch singing the song sounds sexy. ahhhhhhh shewayyyyyma whokamoke ekumeya manana aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wokemoke

And on a completely unrelated note, has anyone seen the movie "The Guru"? One of the better/funnier movies you'll ever rescue from a bargain bin or used DVD section.

The "ahhhhhhh shewayyyyyma whokamoke ekumeya manana aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wokemoke" reminded me of the "theme song". If they didn't shed like animals and have mustaches and arm hair in most cases, Indian women might be sexier. :D

Remember that bald headed gal from the very first Star Trek movie in 1980~?

SHe's Indian.

There are a few hot ones, but like a Redhead, it's a hit or miss.............

My (black) roommate in college had an Indian girlfriend who lived in British Columbia. Besides making your eyes water (upstairs, with a towel shoved under the door) every time they cooked, there'd be long, coarse, black hair all over the bathroom, all over the carpet (so bad you couldn't walk barefoot or you'd pick it up like a comb)... even in the damn refrigerator. We'd have to vacuum two or three times to remove the evidence of her week-long visits.

They may not all be like that, but jeez... :D

My (black) roommate in college had an Indian girlfriend who lived in British Columbia. Besides making your eyes water (upstairs, with a towel shoved under the door) every time they cooked, there'd be long, coarse, black hair all over the bathroom, all over the carpet (so bad you couldn't walk barefoot or you'd pick it up like a comb)... even in the damn refrigerator. We'd have to vacuum two or three times to remove the evidence of her week-long visits.

They may not all be like that, but jeez... :D

Better call a genocide just to make sure.

Better call a genocide just to make sure.I put a jihad on her, and if you don't like it, I'll put a jihad on you too! :D

If they didn't shed like animals and have mustaches and arm hair in most cases, Indian women might be sexier. :D

Isn't that what the veil is for? :hide:

wrong country/culture..........

lol, wtf

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