Flashermac Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 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 homeâ€. 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 http://wadiyan.com/2...e-in-indonesia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 WTF??????????????? In Kabul a mob of men beat and burned a woman to death because they "thought" she burned the Koran... God :help: us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 This sounds like The Onion, but unfortunately it's real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Is this an early April fools joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Well it does look like the author is intending humour, I thought muslims didn't have any, vile infidel practise and all that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Is this an early April fools joke? i thought you should have known it will be 12 Jumada Al-Akhir Rajab in this year of 1436 A.H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b28_1404994633 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acockasian Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 This sounds like The Onion, but unfortunately it's real. Not real for sure... A sign in Indonesia without Bahasa but in Arabic AND English? If that is not enough look at the About section on the Wadiyan web page...."The Wadiyan is an online satire newspaper that publishes fictional news reports, articles and multimedia content with the intention of providing pure humour." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 i thought you should have known it will be 12 Jumada Al-Akhir Rajab in this year of 1436 A.H. Why? Because I've worked in the Middle East? I could have looked it up on the internet as you did but as irrelevant to my post it never crossed my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Crap. Malaysia Today reprints it as satire. http://www.malaysia-today.net/islamic-city-council-band-female-flatulence-in-indonesia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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