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Fatwa: Saudi women must cover one eye
Smadar Peri
Published: 06.10.08, 13:57
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31. Well-said Said!
(10.06.08)
32. Meant to say teens and college girls dont even cover hair
Mohammed ,   Jeddah   (10.06.08)
33. HOW WILL SUICIDE BOMBERS SEE THEIR WAY ON THEIR MISSION?
MOSHE ,   US   (10.06.08)
34. Thank you YNET for keeping an eye on this for us
Land of Truth ,   NYC USA   (10.06.08)
35. Those Islamists, there they go again! No hope for them.
Stewart ,   U.S.A.   (10.06.08)
36. #27 You're right, eye'm not
ay ay aya   (10.06.08)
Neither are yu, so who cares about this krap. The one eyed sodi saudi gals aint gonna read it either.
37. Why not just wear sunglasses? Modesty is relative!
Nick Sporek ,   Jerusalem Israel   (10.06.08)
38. #26 Mohammed
Uri ,   Israel   (10.06.08)
... good to know. The media (our and yours) tends towards sensationalism when reporting on the other side.
39. The bible says if the eye be single, the whole body will be
Rivkah   (10.06.08)
filled with light. So I can understand the symbolism of what is aimed for and hope it works for them. Women carry the burdens of many things in many cultures. What's one more?
40. I respect "extreme" Muslims
Alon ,   Israel   (10.06.08)
a lot more than the "moderate" Muslims, b/c at least they adhere to the scripture they claim to believe in, while moderates are hypocrates and use democracy to voice their own personal views about how Islam should be governed, when they know that under a Caliphate they have no free speech.
41. Imagine haveing a cyclop for a wife.Now
Eric... ,   Israel...   (10.06.08)
they want to kill mickey mouse the poor little mouseThese guys are crazy.Whats next ?
42. #15 Libneniyyeh, that wouldn't...
Soeren ,   Cologne/Germany   (10.06.08)
... be necessary if the Muslim world itself would STRONGLY criticize Islamic irrationalism – and would foster some healthier aspects of your religion instead. But it seems that there's too often silence... – or even hidden sympathy for Islamic lunatics or terrorists...
43. 2 Ich: What is more seductive than the eyes?
Rivkah   (10.06.08)
Job in the Bible said he made a covenant with his eyes not to look upon a maid. Sin starts in the eyes from seeing something that triggers desire in the emotions or heart that leads to the sin.
44. Moshe Dayan
Larry ,   zefat Israell   (10.06.08)
would be turning in his grave.The Lebanese may have invented Falafel ,but the Israelis had Moshe Dayan.
45. If thy Eye offends thee pluck it out
Larry ,   zefat Israell   (10.06.08)
Little wonder the Israelis and the Saudis never see eye to eye.
46. TO MOHAMMED #26
ISSA YACOUB ,   ALEX-USA   (10.07.08)
MRwhere were you three years ago.a 20 saudi school girls died when their school engulfed in flames,the saudi islamic vice police did not let out because they were not wearing proper islamic attire.what say you!
47. Fatwa won't stop sheikh from putting porn on his phone
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (10.07.08)
The claim that such modesty standards makes for a moral society are so much nonsense. A few examples: A report out of Cairo tells of hundreds of men celebrating the end of Ramadan by assaulting women, including those in full covering. Another report months ago told of the presence of porn on the cell phones of many Saudi men. Yet another tells of Saudis accessing porn sites... in Israel! Closer to home, there was a report last week of ultra-Orthodox frequenting local internet cafes to seek out... porn. And of course, those taught that immodestly dressed women are "uncovered meat" feel justified in assaulting women. This is what happens when men see women only as a temptation to be throttled.
48. Totally Agree
Tal   (10.07.08)
so what if they lose their 3-D vision and start running into walls! with all that cover, they should be fine.
49. Technological solution to 1 eyed problem....
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (10.07.08)
mount a computer monitor underneath a refrigerator box and put a video camera on top. Their male relative can carry a spare battery and the woman can walk anywhere the refrigerator box will go. Could even be used as a personal porta potty without anyone knowing.
50. Yet more nonsense out of the mosque?
Cameron ,   USA   (10.07.08)
Man, I tell ya, I hear these squirrely Islamic pronouncements, and I feel like I'm sitting at the table in Alice in Wonderland, listening to the Mad Hatter babble away. Surely the very essence of loopy.
51. Beware the righteous.
Jared ,   New York, USA   (10.07.08)
52. Intollerance
RoyD ,   Toronto   (10.07.08)
Intolerant, belligerant, sexist, proposterous, and obtuse practise of a religion that most likely never mentions a word of these methods in its texts.
53. LOL--Obama and women's rights.
Jack ,   Richmond, VA, USA   (10.07.08)
You are seriously deluded if you think Obama is going to make American women dress in burkas. I can't imagine American women even contemplating such silliness. Dont you get it? If Obama wins, it will be because American Women voted for him. They will, therefore, be the power behind the government. Believe me Obama will be looking for and protecting women's rights. Not in a Democraticaly controlled America. Look forward to expansion of government into health care and other issues of concern to women.
54. Frustrated muslim women.
Walt K ,   Sherbrooke, Canada   (10.07.08)
The worst thing is that these angry women will take their revenge on their boys. At the end, castrated muslim men will sacrifice themself for Allah...
55. Lookin out with one eye has different meaning!
Daniel ,   ISRAEL   (10.07.08)
56. I am with # 9, castrate the men
vered ,   israel   (10.07.08)
57. I say, let them cover both eyes and walk blindly.....
AK   (10.07.08)
the way their men do. Unfortunately, those freaks are already living among us.
58. #26, Women don't cover their faces? How progressive.
AK   (10.07.08)
How about their legs, arms and hair? They cover those, don't they?
59. BRAND NEW 2008 FATWA
chop-chop   (10.07.08)
TO: His Excellency, Sheik Muhammad al abadan, the last word on the curvature of arab women 1) Why not cover both eyes in order to express full "purity" 2) If No 1 is not practical, a black patch a la Moshe Dayan would be extremely glamourous and yet.....! 3) Of course, one way to lower depraved and deprived muslim males from the incessant obsession to mating, would be to cut off one ball---that should do it...! DEPRIVED women?.Welcome to the Muslim world. The most prestigious body of "wise" men,the UN has just confirmed the above, and we all know how hard they work to achieve a consensus.
60. #46 When you stop the Jerusalem modesty squads from spitting
Mohammed ,   Jeddah   (10.07.08)
at and beating up women for refusing to wear their grandma's skirts or even talk to men on the street then talk about our own.
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