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Fatwa: Saudi women must cover one eye
Smadar Peri
Published: 06.10.08, 13:57
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1. This is REALLY REALLY sick stuff
(10.06.08)
Those poor women!
2. Saudi Arabia: "moderates" whose views must be considered
Moshe ,   Beit Shemesh   (10.06.08)
this guy Shiek seems like a worthy peace partner - "moderate" Abu Mazen could have invited him to his meeting with Samir Kuntar last summer
3. i support this idea believe me
rashid ,   palistinian   (10.06.08)
my second wife is using both eyes all the time and that put strange ideas into my third and forth wives head and i dont like it one nose is enough so one eye should be enough too believe me i have just imported a new line of burkahs from iran for the one eyed clientele come and get it while stock lasts they are very shishk and modern and very 7 century all size and colours as long as it is black and extra big
4. Save the Muslim Women Org.
Enzo ,   London, UK   (10.06.08)
Why not set up a non-profit organization working to create positive, lasting change for Muslim women? It's about time to hit back!
5. dont laugh it could happen here
Avi ,   Ramat Gan   (10.06.08)
This could happen here with the Charedi modesty squads in Jerusalem. Just a matter of time !
6. Good initiative, but...
Optometrist ,   Chop square, Riadh   (10.06.08)
...they will remind Moshe Dayan then. Both eyes should be covered!
7. Primitive sexist savages
PHoenix ,   Israel   (10.06.08)
That is what this sort of fanatic primitive religion means. Animal are better
8. When will they stop?
Ali ,   Gothenburg, Sweden   (10.06.08)
My mother would turn in her grave if she knew what this stupid man is proposing
9. Arab men
Judy ,   Lexington USA   (10.06.08)
This new edict is a commentary on arab men. They are so depraved and so deprived that a woman can show no part of herself for fear the mens' responses will be uncontrollable. It would be much easier just to emasculate the men and leave the innocent women alone.
10. this logic is so very close to orthodox rabbinics logic!
stude ham   (10.06.08)
like the one disallowing jewish status to hundreds of thousands of bona fide converts.
11. islamists eyes are wide open
jerome ,   basalt co.   (10.06.08)
but they still can't see! many imans and sheikhs and islamic leaders are blind and both eyes are wide open!
12. perhaps this is a peace plan
eddie ,   london, UK   (10.06.08)
Charedi modesty squads can make peace with muslim ones. Or maybe they will kick the sh*t out of each other for being too strict/lenient!
13. Who is this Sheikh first of all??
Palestinian   (10.06.08)
No one will listen to this BS. This Sheikh has his own wrong interpretations that are in disagreement with the majority of Scholars...
14. Why don't they just round up all women
jason white ,   afula,israel   (10.06.08)
and put them in isolation in the desert. Although they could kill all women and remove temptation completely. Women are humans also!
15. Where do you come up with this stuff?
Libneniyyeh ,   Beirut/Canada   (10.06.08)
Don't you have anything better, more intelligent, to report? or is it when you are bored and sitting around playing with your b--ls you say, "hey lets find some nutcase of an imam and make some inciteful hateful generalizations about islam". Idiots
16. what next
meg ,   israel   (10.06.08)
cover both eyes and stick a periscope on their heads!!!!!
17. Where R all the Jewish Feminists? busy w/gay marriage...
NewAllegiance   (10.06.08)
Not a howl, not even a whisper from all the noisy Feminists who stampede over any perceived slight. But Islamic Female Mutilation? Saudi Muslim oppression of women? Not a freakin' peep from any of them! What a bunch of hypocrites. No wonder no one takes them seriously.
18. #13, #15 in answer to your question
Jake   (10.06.08)
"A senior religious cleric in the country [Saudi Arabia], Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan"
19. Are you sure that this is not a Muslim 'Purim' joke?
Esther ,   Netherlands   (10.06.08)
Although the Muslim clergy is not really known for its sense of humour, this really is beyond belief.
20. Great....
Said ,   London, UK   (10.06.08)
Great: From ninjas to pirates! What is this, in preparation for Halloween? A (un)fancy dress party? This has nothing to do with Islam. In Islam, a woman is permitted by law to show her face in public. It is only the power-hungry perversions of the most depraved men in the world who can come up with such brazen nonsense!
21. WEAK WEST - THIS IS HOW YOU WILL LIVE.
(10.06.08)
Economies collapsing. Indecision. Squabbling. Rise of Islam in every country slowly taking control. People like Olmert & Bush running the world. Rise of Russia, China. Ranting nut cases like in Iran soon to have the bomb. Days are numbered. Freedom as we know it a memory for those left alive. Good night, time for my cocoa before bed.
22. Libneniyyeh, Saudi cleric favours one-eye veil from BBC
Genuine Tosefta ,   Tveria   (10.06.08)
reported on BBC last Friday Friday, 3 October 2008 15:51 UK A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye. Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive. The question of how much of her face a woman should cover is a controversial topic in many Muslim societies. The niqab is more common in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, but women in much of the Muslim Middle East wear a headscarf which covers only their hair. Sheikh Habadan, an ultra-conservative cleric who is said to have wide influence among religious Saudis, was answering questions on the Muslim satellite channel al-Majd.
23. so what, boring ynet drivel again.
aya   (10.06.08)
24. wait till obama gets to be next usa president
yahn goodey   (10.06.08)
and reveals himself for what his religious beliefs really are------then all those "naughty"democratic ladies that voted for him will likewise have to dress up in their 1 eyed potato bags so us 2 eyes lovin guys don't get over excited any more. no doubt any ladies that don't cover 1 eye will face beatings by the democrats modesty police?
25. thats a SIN!...
ich ,   germany   (10.06.08)
I am a Muslim and I have read about scarf and what a woman should hide, the main idea behind what a Muslim women should wear is just to hide the parts that are seductive. The things that can be shown and there is no problem with not hiding them are face, hands, and feet’s. So according to these things, this new fatwa is just bullshit from some primitive man…
26. My Saudi perspective
Mohammed ,   Jeddah   (10.06.08)
We've been hearing these fatwas and laughing them off ever since I was born. Till this day I am yet to see a single stupid woman walking with one covered eye. Ynet you know better than only show one side of the story. I live in Jeddah and most women dont even cover their faces, with most teenage and college age girls dont even cover their face. We dont all live in a tent in some village in the middle of the desert like this sheikh.
27. #23 - you're obviously not a woman living in Saudia Arabia!
redmike ,   Tel Aviv   (10.06.08)
28. eye doctors opinion
Eye Dr. ,   Toronto   (10.06.08)
As an eye doctor I can say that the eyes are meant to work together not seperate. If an eye is covered the woman will lose depth perception. In children this practice could lead to blindness of the covered eye.
29. the sheikh that says woman should
jerome ,   basalt co.   (10.06.08)
only see out of one eye knows he will look much better along with the rest of his ugly ilk!
30. Saudi women should teach their sons to respect them more
SA ,   USA   (10.06.08)
so they don't grow up to issue fatwas that limit their mothers' freedom to be human.
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