Saudis Consider Banning Women From Mecca

[Dr Strangelove]

Oh! Oh! Israel should take this opportunity to invite all of those Muslim women excluded from Mecca to come to Jerusalem for a vacation away from hubby and his oppressive macho friends. The Muslim women would be treated to luxury spas, support groups on feminist issues and lectures on kabbalah.

[Lord Avalon]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
In all fairness, theyve had HUGE safety problems the last few years, folks getting killed in stampedes the last few years. When Islam came up with the idea of making pilgrimage as a religious obligation, there were no cheap air fairs, and it wasnt really seriously expected that everyone could fulfill that obligation, IIUC, just the wealthy, and those from very close by. And there werent close to the current number of muslims. Somethings gotta give, and from their POV, this may not be an unreasonable solution.

Who here remembers when soccer/football in UK was in trouble cause of folks dying in stampedes?

We wouldn't want the women to get trampled by panicking pilgrims, now, would we?

Keep them locked up at home, where it's safe.

[aneeshm]

This is ridiculous . The most Islamic law allows with relation to mosques ( and I refer to the traditions of the Companions of the Prophet - the Prophet himself was more liberal ) is that men and women have separate prayer spaces - such as women sitting in one side , and men in the other . The Prophet himself had no problems with women coming to mosques , provided they were adequately clothed .

[chequita guevara]

intercourse the penguin

[kittenOFchaos]

God, these modern Muslims are just going soft and liberal...

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Saras
You like to be dominated?

Who doesn't?

[DanS]

Overcrowding is a problem that the Saudis should wish to have. They should simply build the infrastructure required for the increased tourism and reap the $$$.

[Lord Avalon]

The Mall of Mecca?

[DRoseDARs]

[Sava]

This is a great idea guys. Once they ban all the women (and children too, I assume), Mecca will be a perfect candidate for something...

concentrating a lot of Islamic fundie men in one city with no women (and possibly children)...

JUST THINK ABOUT IT

KTHX

[BeBMan]

They should ban women totally from the country, and many problems with fanatics would solve themselves nicely with time

[Kuciwalker]

Sava gets it

[realpolitic]

Good!

Why should women be polluted by being in the center of Islamic filth!

Sava, I know what that something is, let Mecca become the world capital for homosexuality!

[DRoseDARs]

Sava, ALL muslims are required to make the hajj, including the moderates who DON'T have any interest in a conflict with the West.

realpolitic, f*ck off.

[MikeH]

Crazy Saudis!

Who'd clean it then?