I kinda love this

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In a move that will stun the Muslim world, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt and one of the highest-ranking Sunni authorities, has said that hymen reconstruction surgery for women who have lost their virginity before marriage is halal (permissible) and that a man has no right to demand proof of a woman's virginity if he cannot provide proof of his own.

"The fatwa has been seconded by Azharite scholar Sheikh Khaled El Gindy, who, when challenged about 'traditional beliefs' which hold that a woman's virginity is sacrosanct while a man's is not, said `Islam does not care for the feelings of ignorant people, just as the law does not protect the idiots.'"

Comments

[reannon.livejournal.com]

Hymen reconstruction surgery? Yikes. Never knew it was even possible.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

Talk about DO NOT WANT.

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

Really. I thought the one advantage was only having to lose it once.

But the story overall? Awesome.

[scathachdhu.livejournal.com]

That just made my morning.

[maeveth.livejournal.com]

That? Excellent.

[nothingjerk.livejournal.com]

Wow a moderate musilm leader?

Why didn't my Fox News tell me about this?

[angstymcgoth.livejournal.com]

That's sort of made of awesome.

Here's something someone on my f-list posted earlier today: donate a box of tampons to women's shelters. Honestly, it's totally free, you just have to click a link and select the appropriate state.

[emiweebee.livejournal.com]

So much love and win.

[kumagoro-usagi.livejournal.com]

Brilliant. There is much more to Islam than the media would like to portray.

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

That pleased me so much.