Background Note: Frivolous fatwas were going to be a thing of the past, but...
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http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/10324.htm
Saudi Sheikh: Engaged Men Can’t View Their Fiancées’ Photos On Instant Messenger Programs
Saudi Shura Council member and advisor to the Saudi Justice Ministry Sheikh Abd Al-Muhsin Al-’Obikan has issued a fatwa banning engaged men from viewing photos of their fiancées online via instant messaging programs, for fear that other surfers would be able to see them before they are married.
The fatwa counters a previous fatwa by Al-’Obikan permitting couples to view each other via instant messaging programs, stating that this was preferable to home visits.
(For more on Al-’Obikan, see http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/10106.htm)
Source: Islamonline.net, October 6, 2008
Posted at: 2008-10-07
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Oct 7, 2008 23:08
“Jewish Agency upgrades security worldwide ahead of Yom Kippur”
By HAVIV RETTIG
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Security has been upgraded in Jewish Agency institutions worldwide ahead of Yom Kippur, a day on which a record number of Jews congregate in synagogues and community centers around the world for prayer.”