Mixed sex handshakes banned in somalia

[Thor]

It's already established in Islam that shaking hands with the opposite gender should be avoided if possible. The only difference in the news story is that this has been incorporated into the state law in Somalia.

Ah, yes.... Islamic Law. Always the bastion of reason.

The reason why handshaking with the opposite gender is a bad thing in Islam is because doing this can sometimes have an effect of heightening our desires and sensory enjoyment.

So this explains why you force females to wear sacks over their heads. Islamic men are basically animals who can't control their desires.

We are supposed to guard our senses from getting too much pleasure from sexual attractiveness.

Then why don't Islamic men wear sacks over their heads? Women can get pleasure from seeing a sexually attractive man walk down the street!

For example, a Muslim guy is not supposed to look at a female in a lustful or passionate way, because if he does this, then his eyes will be committing a sin.

You commit a sin merely by looking at someone in a passionate way? What utter bullshit.

Similarly, shaking hands with the opposite gender could also be sinful if it creates a little too much satisfaction in our hearts.

Yeah, I often get an erection when I shake the hand of 80 year old woman.

There are also Muslims who believe that shaking hands with the opposite gender is permissible as long as there are no desires or enjoyment involved in the action.

Yup, can't enjoy shaking hands with someone of the opposite sex (or the same sex for gays)! Islam is a no enjoyment zone!

I also read somewhere that there was a Muslim who used to carry a napkin in his pocket so that in case if he had to shake hands with a female, well, you know what he would do. He would shake her hands under the napkin. Then obviously he would tell her what is the reason for such an odd behavior without feeling embarrassed at all.

The stupidity of things people will do because of religion is just incredible.

[GANIMEDE]

SOMALIA: Isnt that the country that makes big business by taking hostiges and practicing piracy?


"The reason why handshaking with the opposite gender is a bad thing in Islam is because doing this can sometimes have an effect of heightening our desires and sensory enjoyment. We are supposed to guard our senses from getting too much pleasure from sexual attractiveness. For example, a Muslim guy is not supposed to look at a female in a lustful or passionate way, because if he does this, then his eyes will be committing a sin. Similarly, shaking hands with the opposite gender could also be sinful if it creates a little too much satisfaction in our hearts". . . . . . Ouch!

What do the laws of ISLAM say about masterbation? I suspect there is a hell-of-a-lot of it going on in that miserable country . . . . or do the men use boys as substitutes for women?

[Thor]

Wow!

What do the laws say about masterbation? I suspect there is a hell-of-a-lot of it going on in that miserable country . . . .

It wouldn't surprise me if there's a law requiring people to sleep with their hands OUTSIDE the bed covers.

[Minimalist]

I'll bet the sheep and goats would be happier if there was a little more contact among male-female humans.

[Thor]

I'll bet the sheep and goats would be happier if there was a little more contact among male-female humans.

Well, when the women are all wearing shapeless sacks over their heads, the sheep and goats maybe don't look so bad!

[Dotard]

Ah Islam.... Where Men are Men, women are in potato-sacks, and the sheep & goats are ever fearful.

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I hear the somalia ones also like fat chicks. Go figure....

[Anomalocaris]

Islam once again proves that it is the most deviant of all of the deviant spawns of Abraham.

[GANIMEDE]

"It wouldn't surprise me if there's a law requiring people to sleep with their hands OUTSIDE the bed covers"

Man, the RELIGIOUS POLICE must have their hands full in Somalia!

[Ashendant]

Islam is the no-fun religion, no wonder most are pissed at everything

[Zen Badger]

I'll bet the sheep and goats would be happier if there was a little more contact among male-female humans.

There are beauty contests for camels http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKUA74812720070427

I wonder if the camels are going to have to wear burhkas now

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It seems okay to me because there's a sensible reason behind it.

Yes? and what might it be?

Or are Muslim men so lacking in self control that even the slightest touch of female flesh turns them into mindless ravening beasts?

Because here in the real world the large majority of men are quite capable of shaking a womens hand and not feeling the slightest bit horny.

Then again if muslin men find camels sexy anything is possible.