Please tell me this is a parody… On May 7, 2013, at 2:58 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> > > > > > > > Islamic city council bans female flatulence in Indonesia * > > Jasmin Mathew PhD · Mar 8th, 2013 · 35 Comments > 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. > > > ----------- > > * Satire > > > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
