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Islamic city council bans female flatulence in Indonesia *
_Jasmin Mathew PhD_ (http://wadiyan.com/author/admin/) · Mar 8th, 2013 ·
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An Islamic city council in the Indonesian province of Aceh, which follows
Sharia, has banned female citizens from passing gas.
Sayyid Yahia, mayor of the city, told media that a ban was needed, as
farting does not go well with the Islamic values of modesty. “Muslim women are
not allowed to fart with sound, it’s against Islamic teachings,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Feminists Association told local media they will
attempt to block the smelly law as they deem it discriminatory.
Talking to The Wadiyan, mayor Sayyid Yahia said the law aims to save people’
s morals and behaviors. “When you see woman fart loud, she appears like a
man. But if she sit sideways and pass it quietly, she looks like a woman,”
Sayyid said.
Although the proposed law does not ban “quiet fart,” passing gas with
sound is actually not uncommon in Southeast Asia, particularly for women
consuming potatoes and peas. Obviously, women maintain that they feel
healthier,
farting loud. Fathima Khan, a medical doctor at the Al Banni Islamic
Hospital in Aceh’s capital is critical of the proposed law: “There is no need
to
question this practice, let alone regulate it, because people do it for
their health and safety,” she said.
The mayor declined to give The Wadiyan details of what the punishment would
be for violators. While another member at the City council, who wished not
to be named, said if convicted by the sharia court, the offender could
receive 20 lashes for small farts and up to 3 months prison time for larger
ones.
On another note, the local Islamic scholars were mostly divided over the
law. Well-known Muslim activists like Bshar Abdulla voiced his objection, “
How to pass gas is not regulated in Sharia. There is no mention of it in the
Koran,” he said on his Twitter account. However, “the Islamic tradition
and the values of modesty does not support women farting loud,” said Mehmood
Hussain, a scholar and stenchy supporter of the law.
Under the new regulation, the mayor says that only women in the public
space are going to be monitored. “It will be the responsibility of the husband
to make sure that his wife upholds Islamic values at home”. He also argued
that there is no scientific evidence supporting health benefits of passing
gas, in Koran.
The City council will be evaluating the regulation in a week, after which
it could turn into a by-law.
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