Monday, May 28, 2007

Sometimes A Guy Just Can't Win

It seems that one of the problems of Islamists living in the twenty-first century is what to do about situations when an adult woman is working in a room with an adult male to whom she is not related, which is against Islamic law. To try to be helpful, out of true compassion for women in these situations, the Head of the Hadith Department at Egypt's Al Azhar University, Dr. Izzat Atiyya, issued a fatwa: if the woman would just breastfeed the man or men to whom she is not related, she would automatically become related to the man or men, and, therefore, in compliance withIslamic law.

The fatwa caused quite a storm, and Dr. Atiyya retracted it and apologized. But his apology was not accepted. He was dismissed from his position. See what happens when a guy just tries to be helpful?

Via Memri

Update: Go here to find more Islamist hypocrisy.

1 comment:

shoprat said...

I read about that yesterday. I just groaned and shook my head. Those people are beyond crazy.