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April 13th, 2007 by Double Tap

What century is this? It’s hard to tell, when I see stories like this: No nudity for sex

According to the religious edict issued by Rashad Hassan Khalil, a former dean of Al-Azhar University’s faculty of Sharia (or Islamic law), “being completely naked during the act of coitus annuls the marriage”.

I guess that’s one way of getting a divorce, but it doesn’t sound like a lot of fun!

The religious decree sparked a hot debate on the private satellite network Dream’s popular religious talk show and on the front page of Sunday’s Al-Masri Al-Yom, Egypt’s leading independent daily newspaper.

Suad Saleh, who heads the women’s department of Al-Azhar’s Islamic studies faculty, pleaded for “anything that can bring spouses closer to each other” and rejected the claim that nudity during intercourse could invalidate a union.

I’ve read the entire Quran (yes, I really did), and I don’t recall anything about this.

During the live televised debate, Islamic scholar Abdel Muti dismissed the fatwa: “Nothing is prohibited during marital sex, except of course sodomy.”

Hmm, I’m not sure I like that opinion either.

For his part, Al-Azhar’s fatwa committee chairman Abdullah Megawar argued that married couples could see each other naked but should not look at each other’s genitalia and suggested they cover up with a blanket during sex.

It’s amazing the Muslim population is as large as it is. However, this does explain why they always seem so pissed off!

(H/T LGF)