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July 13, 2013
A fatwa (religious edict) apparently permitting ‘sexual jihad’ appeared on a Facebook page reportedly affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), but some have dismissed it as a parody.
The fatwa supposedly came in response to a question by a female Brotherhood supporter asking if ‘sexual Jihad’ is allowed in Rabea al-Adawiya Square and other squares in Egypt where people have been protesting against Mohammed Mursi’s ouster since June 30.
The religious answer appearing on the Facebook page was: “Not now. Let us wait first for what will happen, may God strengthen the Mujahedeen.”
“Sexual Jihad” refers to the idea of the female Islamists offering their sexual services to their male counterparts so they remain motivated to continue the struggle for their cause.
The fatwa prompted more than 1,400 user comments, with many responding with sarcasm and ridicule. One commenter wrote: “If there is sexual Jihad, we are ready to abandon Tahrir square and join Rabea al-Adawiya, may God destroy the Hashish camp.”
Tahrir square is where liberal anti-Mursi protesters are camping to defend the military’s decision to overthrow the Islamist president.
Another commenter wrote: “Is this a square or a house of prostitution? And you are calling us seculars and apostates; I swear we are more honorable than you.”
One person challenged the fatwa as “wrong,” sarcastically saying that that “sexual Jihad should be allowed now for the square to become an attraction for Jihadists nationwide.”
However, other commenters dismissed the reaction to the post, saying it was a parody.
Arab daily online newspaper Elaph quoted Muslim Brotherhood member Saif al-Nahi as saying that the Facebook page is part of a smear campaign against the Islamist group that has been ongoing since Mursi’s ascension to power.
Source: AlArabiya
TUNIS, June 12, 2013 (AFP)Three European activists with radical women’s protest group Femen were handed four-month jail sentences by a Tunisian court on Wednesday for staging a topless anti-Islamist demonstration last month, one of their lawyers said.“The judge condemned the three Femen activists to four months and one day in prison for an attack on public morals and indecency,” Souheib Bahri told AFP.After the verdict was made public, Femen’s leader in Paris, Inna Shevchenko, vowed that her group would carry out further actions in Tunisia. “It is a political decision that confirms the dictatorial character of Tunisia, which finds it easier to put girls in prison than recognize that women have the right to do what they want with their bodies,” she told AFP by telephone. “We are really angry after this very severe verdict and we will pursue our actions in Tunisia. We are already prepared, we will grow, we will multiply.We will not stop,” she added.The women’s French lawyer, who had said he was ready to travel immediately to Tunis, expressed dismay and called the ruling an attack on freedom of expression. “It’s an extremely heavy sentence. It is a grave attack on freedom of expression, not just for these girls but for freedom of expression in general,” he said.Margaret Stern and Pauline Hillier from France and Josephine Markmann from Germany were arrested on May 29 after staging a topless demonstration outside the main courthouse in Tunis. They were acting in support of Amina Sboui, a Tunisian activist with the same “sextremist” group who had been arrested 10
