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Malaysian Islamic cleric proposes chastity belts to stop rape
Feb 16, 2007, 1:59 GMT
Kuala Lumpur - A leading Malaysian Muslim cleric has suggested that all women should be fitted with chastity belts as a deterrent to rape and incest, a news report said Friday.
Abu Hassan Al-Hafiz, an influential cleric from the northeastern Terengganu state, said that women were most safe from sexual predators if they donned some form of barrier to their sexual organs.
'We have even come across a number of unusual sex cases, where even senior citizens and children are not spared. The best way to avert sex perpetrators is to wear protection,' Abu Hassan said in a sermon late Thursday, quoted by the Star daily.
'My intention is not to offend women but to safeguard them from sex maniacs. Besides, husbands could also feel more secure, if you know what I mean.'
Abu Hassan said that the practise of women wearing chastity belts in Malaysia could be traced to as recent as the mid-1960s.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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are these muslims crazy.
if you need this story in arabic with pics.
http://www.alarabiya.net/Articles/2007/02/16/31736.htm
'What is wrong with all these muslim men who can't control their sexual urges?'
Becuase the sight of an ankle or hair makes them insane. They are VERY sexually repressed.
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ROP M AFeb 16th, 2007 - 19:26:58
What is wrong with all these muslim men who can't control their sexual urges?
Why are these rapists allowed to walk free while their victims are often punished?
These rapists should be held responsible for their crimes. Castration and long prison terms might help these criminals to re-think their behavior.
A .45 caliber bullet to the temple might also be an effective deterrent.
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