{"id":3728,"date":"2011-03-11T06:12:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T06:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2011\/03\/11\/is-the-sheikh-referring-to-the-small-and-oddly\/"},"modified":"2011-03-11T06:12:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T06:12:13","slug":"is-the-sheikh-referring-to-the-small-and-oddly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/11\/is-the-sheikh-referring-to-the-small-and-oddly\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Is the Sheikh referring to the small and oddly shaped local produce, or the longer, straighter variety commonly impored. Would one be more haram than the other?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class='attribution'>Confused on Fri, 11th Mar 2011 9:26 AM\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/minivannews.com\/society\/cucumber-censored-in-islamic-foundations-tv-ad-17000\">\u201cCucumber\u201d censored in Islamic Foundation\u2019s TV ad\u00a0|\u00a0Minivan News<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the Sheikh referring to the small and oddly shaped local produce, or the longer, straighter variety commonly impored. Would one be more haram than the other? 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