Islamic cleric tries to bypass gender segregation
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{{date|May 28, 2007}}

An [[Islam]]ic cleric named Ezzat Atiya issued a ''{{w|fatwa}}'' to get around {{w|Sex segregation in Islam|gender segregation}} and ''[[hijab]]'' in Islam.  He stated that ''symbolic'' breastfeeding could be used to make it permissible for male and female colleagues to work together alone.

Dr. Atiyah had stated that the breastfeeding does not have to be by the woman herself.  "[This can also be achieved] by means of the man's mother or sister suckling the woman, or by means of the woman's mother or sister suckling the man" he wrote.

Atiya works at the [[Al-Azhar University]], an Islamic seminary in [[Egypt]].  The seminary was established by a [[Shi'a]] {{w|Fatimid Caliphate|caliphate}} and is named after {{w|Fatimah|Fatima Al-Zahra}}.  Zahra was the wife of {{w|Ali}}.  Al-Azhar University has a fatwa that officially sanctioned {{w|martyrdom operation}} with one condition only: martyrdom operations are only allowed in [[Israel]].  The university has had this ruling for a long time and has stood by it.  

Atiyah had said, {{CQuote|A woman at work can take off the veil or reveal her hair in front of someone whom she breastfed.}}

<!-- I must admit I do not have a great understanding of the matter (Bid´ah for example, but the following sentence does not seem to be sourced ~~~~ : {{w|Bid‘ah|Innovative interpretation of Islam}} with liberal tendencies are generally scorned upon by most {{w|ulema|Islamic clerics}}. -->According to {{w|Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi|Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi}}, "If someone tells you he has a new interpretation of Islam, sock him in the mouth." 

== Sources ==

*{{source
|url    = http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA35507
|title  = Al-Azhar Lecturer Suspended after Issuing Controversial Fatwa Recommending Breastfeeding of Men by Women in the Workplace
|author = L. Lavi
|pub    = MEMRI
|date   = May 25, 2007
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6681511.stm
|title  = Breastfeeding fatwa causes stir 
|author = 
|pub    = BBC News|date   = May 22, 2007
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL2173061220070521?feedType=RSS
|title  = Lecturer suspended after breastfeeding fatwa
|author = 
|pub    = Reuters
|date   = May 21, 2007
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD153507
|title  = In Overture to Iran, Qaddafi Declares North Africa Shi'ite and Calls for Establishment of New Fatimid State
|author = Mu'ammar Qaddafi
|pub    = MEMRI
|date   = April 6, 2007
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/11/20/wiran220.xml
|title  = The rise of Prof 'Crocodile' - a hardliner to terrify hardliners
|author = Colin Freeman
|pub    = The Guardian
|date   = November 19, 2005
}}

== External links ==

*{{source
|url    = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thqvB0pJJPY
|title  = Islamic Extremist Agenda Exposed. Part.4
|author = Walid Shoebat
|pub    = YouTube
|date   = November 19, 2005
}}

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[[Category:Islam]]
[[Category:Egypt]]
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[[Category:Middle East]]
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[[Category:Al-Azhar University]]
[[Category:Hijab]]
An Islamic cleric named Ezzat Atiya issued a Sex segregation in Islam|gender segregation and hijab in Islam.  He stated that symbolic breastfeeding could be used to make it permissible for male and female colleagues to work together alone.

Dr. Atiyah had stated that the breastfeeding does not have to be by the woman herself.  "This can also be achieved by means of the man's mother or sister suckling the woman, or by means of the woman's mother or sister suckling the man" he wrote.

Atiya works at the Al-Azhar University, an Islamic seminary in Egypt.  The seminary was established by a Shi'a caliphate and is named after Fatima Al-Zahra.  Zahra was the wife of martyrdom operation with one condition only: martyrdom operations are only allowed in Israel.  The university has had this ruling for a long time and has stood by it.  

Atiyah had said, 

According to Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, "If someone tells you he has a new interpretation of Islam, sock him in the mouth."
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