Islamic Edicts: The World’s Stupidest Fatwas
RELIGIOUS edicts for our times:
No central authority controls doctrine in Islam, one of the world’s great religions. The result? A proliferation of bizarre religious edicts against targets ranging from Salman Rushdie to polio vaccinations. FP collects some of the worst examples here.
Salman Rushdie
Who: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran
Unclothed sex
Who: Rashad Hassan Khalil, former dean of Islamic law at al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt
When Khalil ruled in January 2006 that for married couples, “being completely naked during the act of coitus annuls the marriage,” liberal Egyptians howled with derision.
Pokémon
Who: Saudi Arabia’s Higher Committee for Scientific Research and Islamic Law
What: Denouncing the lovable Japanese cartoon characters as having “possessed the minds” of Saudi youngsters, Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority banned Pokémon video games and cards in the spring of 2001
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Posted: 17th, July 2007 | In: Reviews Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink
