From my friend, Dr. Geoff Pound:

Swine Flu Sermon Preached Throughout the Emirates

A distinctive of life in the United Arab Emirates is that in an Islamic nation there is no separation between mosque and state.

This was highlighted last Friday when the government authorities gave to imams a ‘unified sermon’ to preach at every mosque in the country on the subject of ‘Swine Flu’.

According to reports (30 May 2009) by Khaleej Times, here were the main points of the sermon:

More… http://experiencingtheemirates.blogspot.com/2009/05/swine-flu-sermon- preached-throughout.html