The scarcely believable announcement from cleric Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah has outraged human rights campaigners. Men in Saudi Arabia "can eat their wives if they are suffering severe hunger" under a bizarre new fatwa reportedly announced by a religious leader in the country.
Saudi Arabian grand mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah allegedly issued the guidelines to allow a husband to eat his wife's body parts in extreme circumstances.
The cleric is reported to have said the ruling represents the "sacrifice of women and obedience to her husband" - but campaigners are understandably outraged.
The announcement has sparked major concerns about the already well-documented poor treatment of women in the country.
A statement reportedly from the cleric's office said: “A fatwa attributed to the Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, which allows a man to eat his wife or parts of her body if the husband was afflicted with a severe hunger, raised concern and debate over social media since yesterday evening.
"The fatwa is interpreted as evidence of the sacrifice of women and obedience to her husband and her desire for the two to become one."
This latest declaration is yet to appear on his official website and no confirmation of its legitimacy has been made.
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Posted: at 25-04-2017 08:04 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Goodluck-just at 25-04-2017 09:50 PM (7 years ago) (m)
And kison, beneno, gogoman, buncho, morgan1, will still say i shud nt blame this on buhari? Just look at d situation first...........chai? Buhari.... See wat u hav caused now???
Posted: at 25-04-2017 09:50 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Don't critisize the imam, God is only revealing the hiden truth about Islam to us. Shine your eyes o, women beware o, don't marry Muslims o as you may end up in your Pepper soup pot o
Posted: at 26-04-2017 06:37 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
KennyFidel at 26-04-2017 07:20 AM (7 years ago) (f)
uneducated Iiterate everywhere, u can be so gullible to believe this trash, can't u search for its authenticity before commenting, if u see any post here that ur mama was caught in hotel with ur brother, u will believe immediately, dumb heads.
Posted: at 26-04-2017 07:20 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Religious craziness...I have said it before ,the biggest problem on this planet is organized religion. We need to abolish all of them, they serve no purpose anymore. Apart from the fact that they are racist ,sexist, hateful and responsible for most wars and chaos in the world, they mislead, misinform and miseducate us as human beings...
Posted: at 26-04-2017 03:28 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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