Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is rearing its head again in Saudi Arabia but somehow health officials and scientists can do little more than scratch their heads when trying to explain where it comes from. The problem is the most likely cause is almost as easying as adding two plus two and getting four. According […]
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Ebola Making a Case For Islamophobia
Just when you thought Ebola and Islam were two separate news stories, it’s being reported that Sharia law is actually facilitating the spread of the deadly virus. The burial rituals and practices in Sharia constitutes a toxic brew when the deceased died of Ebola. In fact, Ebola is even more contagious when handling corpses of […]
Muslims just Can’t Quit their Camels
Muslims in the Arabian peninsula are expressing solidarity with their camels amid concerns of a deadly virus traced back to camels on that peninsula. In the video below, camel owners can be seen kissing and caressing their animals without much concern that Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is proving quite deadly and is believed to […]
Deadly SARS-like Virus caused by Drinking Camel Urine?
Back in August, Walid wrote about the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus. At the time, suspicions about the deadly virus coming from camels caused camel meat inspections. Suspicions about what animal the virus comes from may have been validated but how the virus is contracted by humans likely extends beyond camel meat. Via AFP […]
The Arab Camel ‘Guilty’ for Sars-like Virus
By Walid Shoebat Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus, a Sars-like virus could have come from camels, prompting further investigation into camel meat. Tests on a group of 50 single-humped Arabian, retired racing camels in Oman proved 100% positive and Saudi Arabia was responsible for 63 of the 77 confirmed MERS cases. MERS coronavirus doesn’t […]