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Fatwa Chaos

Some useful fatwas:

A well-known Saudi religious scholar recently advised that a woman could become kin to a man—and thus be alone with him without violating the Islamic ban on gender mixing—by giving him five sips of her breast milk. This religious ruling, or fatwa, followed one in Somalia prohibiting Muslims from watching the soccer World Cup; one in Malaysia saying Muslims should not do yoga; two in Egypt, one saying married couples should not disrobe when having sex and the other one labeling Facebook users sinners; and one in Pakistan forbidding polio vaccination because it’s a Western plot to harm Muslims.

Yes, these rulings are certainly fascinating, but what's the real issue?

The purposes of some of these fatwas, which are supposed to be based in the knowledge and wisdom of those who issue them, are quite disturbing and are tarnishing the image of Islam. For Muslim governments, this expansion of fatwa-issuing is becoming a growing concern.

Tarnishing the image? Au contraire, I'd say these fatwas are downright entertaining. It's the beheadings and bombings of infidels that is tarnishing the image of Islam.

Posted by Jaeger at 9:59 PM| Comments (13)