The Lotus
The lotus grows out of the murky waters of swamps and blooms into the most wondrous beauty. It is a symbol of compassion, wisdom and women's emancipation in eastern philosophy.
well i never!
12-May-2009
just came across this article "Recreating virginity in Iran" , by Janet Afary, and it has the most surprising final para:
Advocates of the operation have recently received support from an unexpected source. In a society where women can be imprisoned or executed for premarital sex, a high-ranking cleric has come to the defence of hymen repair. Grand Ayatollah Sadeq Rouhani (Qom), has issued a fatwa permitting the operation. He has also recognised a woman's subsequent marriage as legitimate. This means that among followers of Rouhani a man can no longer claim divorce on the grounds that he was duped about his wife's virginity. It remains to be seen if young Iranian men and their families will gradually give up this sexual hypocrisy now that women have at least one religious leader on their side.
Aside from the questions this raises about outdated hang-ups such as Iranian men's 'qayrat', 'honour' (always imposed on women rather than men) etc,
is regime reform possible or not?!
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Actually
by Abarmard on Wed May 13, 2009 11:29 AM PDTOne thing that is for certain is that religion will last longer than humanity. They will adjust if they have to, as they have, to remain current. After all, they are not Catholic :)
and what's amazing
by Niloufar Parsi on Wed May 13, 2009 11:06 AM PDTis how a mullah can come out with such a 'liberal' fatwa.
Is long gone
by Abarmard on Tue May 12, 2009 04:49 PM PDTIn reality no guy would ever know if their wife was a virgin or not. And as far as I know, at least among my friends and families, there are no virgins and proud of it ;)