| Egyptian fatwa: Women may wear perfume as long as it doesn't attract mennoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 30 Jun 05:24 AM Recently, an Egyptian fatwa w | | Recently, an Egyptian fatwa was issued that allows women to wear light perfume outside the home, as long as their intent is not to attract men.
According to what was reported by Al-Youm Al-Sabaa newspaper, Dr. Ahmed Mamdouh, Director of the Sharia Research Department and Secretary of Fatwa at the Egyptian Dar Al-Iftaa, confirmed that there is nothing wrong with women putting on perfume if it is not put on too heavily and as long as the woman does not intend it "to stir instincts or win the hearts of men."
The fatwa does not seem to distinguish between married or single women.
Sheikh Mamdouh pointed out that the hadith that says "Any woman who puts on perfume and then goes out and meets people so that they can smell her scent is an adulteress," is true.
The Grand Mufti of the Egyptian Republic, Shawki Allam, confirmed that perfume for men and women is part of hygiene - perhaps he is referring to deodorant - and he also stressed the need for women to use perfume in an unobtrusive...Read More |
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The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center issued its analysis of the names of the people killed in Gaza.
They have identified 234 killed in attacks by Israel of which 112 (48%) were positively identified as terrorists. 63 belonged to Hamas, 20 to the PIJ, 25 to Fatah, two to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), one to the Mujahedeen Brigades and one to the Popular Resistance Committees.
11 more men may have been targeted as terrorists but the ITIC could not identify any affiliation for them.
An additional 21 were identified as being killed by Gaza rockets.
I count 31 people killed because they were in the same house as a terrorist target, effectively human shields for terrorists. Most of the other civilians were killed from Israel targeting other valid military targets.
I believe that 3 others were likely killed by Gaza rockets, (Hamad Ayad Mansour al-Dabari, ButhainaMahmoud Issa Obeid, Dima Saad Ali Asaliya) although the report only considers one of them as a possibility. In general, the report is very cautious before identifying terrorists or likely victims of rocket fire.
Two of the identified terrorists were under 18 years of age; a third which...Read More |
From Ian: The Three Best Books on Antisemitism, recommended by Dave Rich There are so many books about antisemitism that it seems foolhardy to try to summarise the full scope of literature on the subject, never mind choosing just three to recommend. Some books cover the vast expanse of antisemitism throughout history; others focus on a particular country, period, episode or trope. Holocaust-related literature alone provides an endless choice of ground-breaking research alongside fascinating and disturbing stories. Each new outbreak of antisemitism generates a new round of publications: for example, the past decade alone has seen several new books that try to explain the recent surge of antisemitism within radical, progressive politics. Even books that are not about antisemitism can still illuminate so brightly that they are become essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the subject (Vasily Grossman's Life And Fate comes to mind). Consequently, this is very much a personal choice of mine and the absence of so many wonderful books from this short list is in no way a slight on any of them. I have chosen one book about antisemitism; one book about how Jews think about, or relate to, antisemitism; and one book about how non-Jews think (or rather, don't think) about antisemitism. David Nirenberg – Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition
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A former Iranian intelligence minister has said all Iranian officials are at risk of being killed by the Mossad. Ali Younesi, who served under reformist President Mohammad Khatami from December 2000 to August 2005, blamed Iranian intelligence for negligence. Speaking in an interview with reformist Jamaran news website published on Tuesday, Younesi said rivalries between the Intelligence Ministry, the Intelligence Organization of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and other security services had led to weaknesses. "Parallel organizations are busy fighting insiders rather than monitoring and confronting infiltrators," Younesi argued. He explained that "the Israeli Mossad was able to launch several strikes in Iran, to the extent that it has become a clear and explicit threat to Iranian officials."
He pointed out that the priority of the Iranian security services today is to "fight critics at home, not the Israeli security incursion." * * * * * *
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Egypt seems mesmerized by the saga of "Burkini Girl."
Dina Hisham went to a swimming pool in a hotel with a burkini and was told that she was not allowed to swim there. She tearfully posted about her experience on Instagram, and as sometimes happens, the video went viral, starting a fierce debate in Egypt.
There have been news segments dedicated to the issue last night, where people debated the merits of the burkini - swimwear that covers up the women wearing it. A "medical expert" said that the swimsuit was dangerous because it covers up any skin disease that the person might have, presumably putting other swimmers at risk.
By that logic, everyone really should swim nude. Who knows what skin condition is under the covered parts?
The funny part is that in Israel, no one cares if Muslim women wear full coverings or not in public pools and beaches.
The Jewish state is more tolerant of Muslims than Muslim countries often are. * * * * * *
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From Ian: Yisrael Medad: Syro-Palestine My blog has multiple posts documenting that the Arabs residing in the territory of what was to become the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine viewed themselves not as "Palestinians" but "Southern Syrians" and did not reognize "Palestine" as a separate geo-political entity. Have you heard of the 1921 Syro-Palestinian Congress? It was founded on August 25, 1921 in Geneva by a group of Arabs from Greater Syrian, including Palestine and even the Syrian National Society based in Boston, under the auspices of the Syrian Unity Party. The main aim of the congress was to try to influence the terms of the proposed League of Nations mandate over the region that would be awarded to France. Its formation followed the July 1919 "Pan-Syrian" Syrian National Congress. On September 21, after almost a month of deliberations in the Plainpalais Assembly Hall , a public statement to the League of Nations was issued demanding: Recognition of the independence and national rule (al-Sultan al-Qawmi) of Syria, Lebanon and Palestine; Recognition of the right of these countries to unite in the framework of a civilian government, responsible to a parliament elected by the people, and in association with the other Arab lands; Immediate annulment of the Mandate; Departure of the French and British forces from Syria, Lebanon and Palestine; and the annulment of the Balfour Declaration.David...Read More |
From Inside the Games: European Games 2023 host Kraków has announced it wants to end the sale of so-called "lucky Jew" figurines and paintings, which depict Orthodox Jews with stereotypically anti-semitic facial features and counting gold coins. Poland's second-largest city had launched a consultation process last year over the sale of the figurines. Museums, religious associations and other institutions were canvassed for their opinion. Kraków is located just 66 kilometres from Auschwitz, the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centres where 1.1 million, most of them Jews, were killed. The European Games, which is expected to feature more than 20 sports with more than 5,000 athletes from 50 countries, is set to be the biggest sports event staged in Kraków in association with the Małopolska region. "These figurines are anti-semitic, and it's time for us to realise that," Robert Piaskowski - the cultural representative of Kraków's Mayor, Jacek Majchrowski - told the Algemeiner Journal, an American-based newspaper which covers Jewish-related news. "In a city like Kraków, with such a difficult heritage and a painful past, it should not be sold. Enough of sweeping it under the rug. Our position is a breakthrough. We finally named the phenomenon, we showed it. I hope this will be the beginning of an important conversation about Polish-Jewish relations...Read More |
Today, in Al Bireh, there is a conference being held at Al Quds Open University called "The myth: Zionism between denunciation and dismantling."
It is being held under the patronage of president Mahmoud Abbas, and in the presence of prime minister Muhammad Shtayyeh, along with Fatah's Non-Governmental Organizations Commission.
Papers being given include "Refuting the Myth of God's Chosen People in Biblical Texts," "Israel... From existential anxiety to demise," "Al-Buraq Wall and the surrounding area... between the Arab-Islamic right and the Zionist slander", and "Forgery and Judaization of historical Arab sites and names in the Hebron Governorate."
In the keynote speech, given by video, Mahmoud Abbas said: I salute the efforts made to hold this conference that refutes the Zionist narrative that falsifies truth and history, and which all documents and research confirm that it is a colonial industry. They planned, executed and financed the implantation of Israel as a foreign body in this region in order to break it up and keep it weak...Read More |
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