Fundamentalism has reached new heights...literally.A Malaysian astronaut spending the last days of Ramadan in space has vowed to follow the vigorous prayer and fasting rituals of the Muslim faith.
The mission initially presented a dilemma. Little things, like praying five times daily when your spacecraft goes around Earth 16 times in 24 hours. Do the math and realize that 80 prayers ends up taking the whole day. That, and the virtually impossibility of facing Mecca continuously in a craft traveling in excess of 17,000 mph. Muslims are required to wash their hands, feet, face and hair before prayers — yet water is so precious on the international space station that even sweat and urine are recycled.
To get around these problems, 150 Malaysian scholars, scientists, and astronauts brainstormed and published an 18-page booklet of guidelines for Muslim astronauts. That's a lot for a few days of Allah in space. Just imagine how much thought and work they put in to suppressing women's rights on Earth every day. Still, you can't plan on taking jihad into the universe if you can't work it out in orbit. And damn it, Saturn's got it coming!
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