Strange Email

I don't usually bother to read, much less reply to mass forwarded emails but this one was too good to pass up. I have reproduced both the original email and my reply below.

Email:

NewYork mein Americans ne "KABA" k Design ka wine bar banaya hai,jis ka Naam "Apeal Kaba"hai.(Translation: The Americans have designed a replica of the Kaba in New York, which serves as a wine bar)Daily Express 17-10-06 Kindly spread this scrap 2 inform every Muslim, i reguest u 2 condemn this SHAMEFULL ACT Strongly thru all means & Media.Like internet,on Tv & on News Paper..... plzzz send 2 all Muslim

My reply:

In the interest of sanity,avoiding unnecessary moral outrage and hysteria; I should point out that the Daily Express not a reputable Newspaper, furthermore a site specific Google search for the Daily Express' yields absolutely no results.

Google this

kaba site:www.express.co.uk
Apeal Kaba site:www.express.co.uk
islam+wine site:www.express.co.uk

You will find nothing of worth.

I am using my valuable time, and intruding in your private space for a very important reason...to warn against falling prey to hysteria and hype. The world is not out to get us. Relax. I am beginning to think that we, as a civilization, suffer from paranoia. There is no dark secret room,filled with cigar smoking, blood sucking, conniving Jews conspiring to control the 'Muslim World'. The cigar smoking Jews have better things to do.

So please, take a deep breath and relax. The world may not be a very friendly place right now, but its not as bad 'out there' as it is our collective heads.

P.S Distrust anyone that types out “plzzz” instead of “please”. Unless they happen to be younger than 12. In which case you should just smile and pat them on their heads.