posted April 27, 2012 02:14 AM            

Outrage as Egypt plans 'farewell intercourse law' so husbands can have sex with DEAD wives up to six hours after their death

Egyptian husbands will soon be legally allowed to have sex with their dead wives - for up to six hours after their death.
The controversial new law is part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Islamist-dominated parliament.
It will also see the minimum age of marriage lowered to 14 and the ridding of
women's rights of getting education and employment.

The subject of a husband having sex with his dead wife arose in May 2011 when Moroccan cleric Zamzami Abdul Bari said marriage remains valid even after death.
He also said that women have the right to have sex with her dead husband, alarabiya.net reported.

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/25/210198.html

This is so hard to believe, wouldn't that be considered "defiling a corpse" ?
and how does that fit in with Muslim Beliefs?

sign me
extremely confused
(and totally grossed out)

posted April 27, 2012 06:22 AM            

Necrophilia is just plain wrong and disgusting. There is NO way to defend that. It's just sick.

And come on, wouldn't it be a health hazard, if nothing else?

And why would you WANT a dead partner anyway?!

posted April 27, 2012 08:07 AM            

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posted April 27, 2012 09:52 AM            

I think the world is having a knee jerk reaction to this without all the facts known. Or put another way, I pray it is as such and is baseless.

I think this is also a question we should be asking

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This is very serious. Could the panel that will draft the Egyptian constitution possibly discuss such issues? Did Abdul Samea see by his own eyes the text of the message sent by Talawi to Katatni? This is unbelievable. It is a catastrophe to give the husband such a right! Has the Islamic trend reached that far? Is there really a draft law in this regard? Are there people thinking in this manner?”

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It feels to me this is along the lines of actually what is going on.

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Although reported in local media, there are some suggestions from within Egypt that the plans do not exist and were merely seeded by journalists loyal to ousted President Hosni Mubarak

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Hopefully it is internet/political gossip and has no merit.

posted April 27, 2012 10:36 AM            

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posted April 27, 2012 01:51 PM            

My post above reflects my opinion on the "validity" of the story

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This doesn't have a shot in hell of being true as Islam has strict rules/laws against violating corpses. They have to bury the body the same day for crying out loud! In fact it is custom to bury the body soon after it has been washed. Islamic laws state that once the woman has died she is no longer her husband's. Men are not allowed anywhere near the woman's body, especially when the body is being cleaned.

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That is my understanding of Islamic Law as well.

posted April 27, 2012 02:35 PM            

Egypt 'necrophilia law'? Hooey, utter hooey.

Today, Egypt's state-owned Al Ahram newspaper published an opinion piece by Amr Abdul Samea, a past stalwart supporter of the deposed Hosni Mubarak, that contained a bombshell: Egypt's parliament is considering passing a law that would allow husbands to have sex with their wives after death.

It was soon mentioned in an English language version of Al-Arabiya and immediately started zipping around social-networking sites. By this afternoon it had set news sites and the rest of the Internet on fire. It has every thing: The yuck factor, "those creepy Muslims" factor, the lulz factor for those with a sick sense of humor. The non-fact-checked Daily Mail picked it up and reported it as fact. Then Andrew Sullivan, who has a highly influential blog but is frequently lax about fact-checking, gave it a boost with an uncritical take. The Huffington Post went there, too.

more of the same
http://jonathanturley.org/2012/04/27/dead-letter-egyptian-necrophilia-law-called-hoax-by-mubarak-supporter/

posted April 27, 2012 03:50 PM            

I was suprised Huffy carried the article but thankfully they are retracting, sort of .

Hopefully those who jumped on the bandwagon has enough common sense or eye opening awareness that the social media is a den of vipers who will say anything for a fearmongering story.

posted April 27, 2012 05:39 PM            

Thank u for making me, probaly the only arab muslim on this website, feel very special...

U cldve asked u kno

posted April 27, 2012 07:46 PM            

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It does appear that Amr Abdul Samea has done a considerable disservice to those who are fighting the increasing hold of religious extremists in Egypt following the “Arab Spring.” The exaggeration has taken away from the needed attention to the plight of girls and women in Egypt who may face one of the greatest rollbacks in rights in modern history. We have already seen countries like Iran and Iraq rollback such rights. It is not clear what he thought he was accomplishing but his use of any means in political discourse was a signature of his former leader, Hosni Mubarak.

As for the necrophilia opinion of this cleric, the Muslims are not alone in having fringe religious figures.

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http://jonathanturley.org/2012/04/27/dead-letter-egyptian-necrophilia-law-called-hoax-by-mubarak-supporter/

posted April 28, 2012 01:44 AM            

I in no way meant to criticize or spread false propaganda about Muslims.

Admittedly, I know very little about the Muslim faith which is why I stated in the beginning that it was so hard to believe.

I don't think I'll be posting links to any articles from the Daily Mail Uk in the future.

Again, I am sorry.

posted April 28, 2012 04:07 AM            

i have always been very open and honest about who i am and where i come from here on LL because i know how westerners and specifically Americans view Arabs, we are not just those men you see on the 8'oclock news.. we are not terrorists and the vast majority of us are NOT extremists.. and i'd like to think that after knowing ME some of you would concur.. I have only expressed love and respect on this website like I try to do every other place in my life..

posted April 28, 2012 11:37 AM            

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Originally posted by Venus:
it is accepted lala, i understand how difficult it is to empathize with whom you don’t know, or understand..

i have always been very open and honest about who i am and where i come from here on LL because i know how westerners and specifically Americans view Arabs, we are not just those men you see on the 8'oclock news.. we are not terrorists and the vast majority of us are NOT extremists.. and i'd like to think that after
knowing ME some of you would concur.. I have only expressed love and respect on this website like I try to do every other place in my life..

no hard feelings.. i just hope a mod would delete this post, if thats ok with u lala

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posted April 28, 2012 02:07 PM            

My thoughtless comment wasn't directed at Arabs, just a quick reaction to reading the article about necrophilia. After reading the rest of the comments from LL members, I realized how offensive it is. So I want to say my bad, Venus. ♥

P.S. I don't think about race much on here, you guys are all purple to me.