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| DON’T wear the veil, Saudi cleric reiterates on TV |
| 2014-12-20 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A Saudi holy man caused massive controversy this week when he said on a prominent television program that contrary to what some Moslems believe, women are NOT required to wear the niqab (face veil) and are allowed to use make-up and other beauty products. To further strengthen his argument, Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghamidi brought his wife UNVEILED to last Saturday's "Badria," a talk show hosted by the renowned Saudi media personality Badria al-Bishr on Al Arabiya's sister channel, MBC. (Episode can be watched here). Ghamdi, who is a former head of the Holy City of Makkah's branch of the Saudi Committee for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (commonly known as the Religious Police), was discussing a fatwa (religious edict) which he had issued previously, permitting women to show their faces and wear make-up. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Your will made out, Mr. Cleric? Better make sure your wife has acid-resistant skin, too. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-12-20 21:03 |
| #8 Is this bloke an al-Ghamdi, whence came 3 hijackers on 9-11? |
| Posted by: Grunter 2014-12-20 14:45 |
| #7 As expected, his views were not welcomed PC dictates over there too. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-12-20 09:33 |
| #6 The Al-Ghamidi's are swingers? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2014-12-20 09:00 |
| #5 Damn hair rays!! |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-12-20 07:52 |
| #4 The actual admonition is to cover the hair (as with Mennonites and Amish sects, or older Catholic nun orders). |
| Posted by: P2Kontheroad 2014-12-20 07:12 |
| #3 Jibril spoke for Allah almighty: "Mohammed, a woman is flighty. You'll itch, twitch, and jerk, Act the berk, go berserk, Because she won't wear a long nightie!" |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-12-20 02:09 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-12-20 01:04 |
| #1 Your face should not be hidden. Modesty is a personality attribute. |
| Posted by: newc 2014-12-20 01:00 |