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Women may be terror suicide bombers, Muslim scholar rules
Jerusalem Post ^ | May. 25, 2003 | KHALED ABU TOAMEH

Posted on 05/24/2003 5:21:01 PM PDT by yonif

One of the leading Muslim scholars has issued a fatwa permitting women to carry out suicide attacks.

Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian who serves as the dean of Islamic Studies at the University of Qatar, issued his ruling in response to last week's bombing in Afula, which was carried out by 19-year-old Hiba Daraghmeh, a female student from Tubas in the northern West Bank.

"Women's participation in the martyrdom [suicide] operations carried out in Palestine given the status of the land as an occupied territory, in addition to a lot of sacrilegious acts perpetrated by the Jews against the sanctuaries is one of the most praised acts of worship," Qaradawi said.

"Also, the act is a form of martyrdom for the cause of Allah, and it entitles them, inshallah, to the same reward earned by their male counterparts who also die in the cause of Allah." He said Muslim jurists have unanimously agreed that when the enemy attacks part of the Muslim territories, jihad becomes the duty of every individual.

"This obligation reaches the extent that a woman should go out for jihad even without the permission of her husband, and the son without the consent of his parents," he added.

According to his fatwa, the organizers of the suicide attacks "could benefit from some believing [in] women, as they may do what is impossible for men to do." He said Muslim women are allowed to violate Islamic teachings by traveling unaccompanied by a close male relative and without having to cover their heads for the sake of carrying out an attack.

"Concerning the issue of the hijab [veil], a woman can put on a hat or anything else to cover her hair," Qaradawi ruled. "When necessary, she may even take off her hijab in order to carry out the operation, for she is going to die in the cause of Allah and not to show off her beauty or uncover her hair."

"I don't see any problem in her taking off the hijab in this case. I think the committed Muslim women in Palestine have the right to participate and have their own role in jihad and to attain martyrdom."


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To: yonif
One of the leading Muslim scholars has issued a fatwa permitting women to carry out suicide attacks.

Yes, we had noticed. Now, if they would just all go out in the desert and test their bomb vests, maybe there'd be fewer genocidal maniacs spawned in their little pesthole. Planned parenthood, PA style.

41 posted on 05/24/2003 7:24:20 PM PDT by Cachelot (~ In waters near you ~)
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To: yonif
"Women may be terror suicide bombers"

Pat Sajak: Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi wins the Wheel of Fortune. Tell the Sheikh what he's won.

Announcer: To go with your brand new Fatwa, you win a brand new Road Map and a Peugeot you can use for your next bombing.



42 posted on 05/24/2003 7:26:28 PM PDT by Courier
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To: yonif
Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian who serves as the dean of Islamic Studies at the University of Qatar...

A dean at the U of Q no less. Would this be what they tell us is one of the more moderate Muslims?

43 posted on 05/24/2003 7:29:18 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: templar
Islam finally starting to recognize women having rights that are the same as men

This Mullah is in Qatar, one of the more modern predominantly Islamic regions. Of course they have advanced considerably in social conditions compared to Saudiland and Taliban. It wouldn't be surprising to find that alQaida is also thoroughly Westernized.

44 posted on 05/24/2003 7:29:48 PM PDT by RightWhale (Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
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To: yonif
"Concerning the issue of the hijab [veil], a woman can put on a hat or anything else to cover her hair," Qaradawi ruled. "When necessary, she may even take off her hijab in order to carry out the operation, for she is going to die in the cause of Allah and not to show off her beauty or uncover her hair."

Don't let it ever be said that these guys are inflexible.

45 posted on 05/24/2003 7:32:46 PM PDT by Scenic Sounds
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To: yonif
YONIF I don't know about Female freepers or senisble lurkers on the board

HEY I wouldn't want sacifice myself for religion that put my sisterhood in bonage I can't go without with MAN Relative

SCREW YOU MUSLUM CLERIC KISS MY A***
46 posted on 05/24/2003 7:42:07 PM PDT by SevenofNine (Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: cardinal4
>"Also, the act ... it entitles them, inshallah, to the same reward earned by their male counterparts who also die in the cause of Allah."
They get virgins, too?

Yes... but read the fine print. They get the "same" reward, not a "corollary" or "equivalent" reward. A Muslim lesbian's dream...?

47 posted on 05/24/2003 7:47:38 PM PDT by Eala ("Here in France I feel at home." --Madonna. So go already.)
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To: yonif
"Women's participation in the martyrdom [suicide] operations carried out in Palestine given the status of the land as an occupied territory, in addition to a lot of sacrilegious acts perpetrated by the Jews against the sanctuaries is one of the most praised acts of worship," Qaradawi said.

You forgot to add 'Americans' to your screed, Mr Qaradawi.

"Also, the act is a form of martyrdom for the cause of Allah, and it entitles them, inshallah, to the same reward earned by their male counterparts who also die in the cause of Allah."

This one begs for interpretation.....

According to his fatwa, the organizers of the suicide attacks "could benefit from some believing [in] women, as they may do what is impossible for men to do." He said Muslim women are allowed to violate Islamic teachings by traveling unaccompanied by a close male relative and without having to cover their heads for the sake of carrying out an attack.

Translation: Women can be trusted if they are killing someone in a terrorist act. Otherwise, as Islamic Law commands, they are not to be trusted.

"Concerning the issue of the hijab [veil], a woman can put on a hat or anything else to cover her hair," Qaradawi ruled. "When necessary, she may even take off her hijab in order to carry out the operation, for she is going to die in the cause of Allah and not to show off her beauty or uncover her hair."

Translation: Makeup or looking 'purty' is good if it is for the intent of killing someone. Otherwise, the normal rules of Islam apply.

"I don't see any problem in her taking off the hijab in this case. I think the committed Muslim women in Palestine have the right to participate and have their own role in jihad and to attain martyrdom."

For my part, let me state that you belong to a real hardcore group of sickos. I'll let your own words back me up on that.

48 posted on 05/24/2003 9:32:27 PM PDT by He Rides A White Horse (For or against us.........)
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To: friendly
Religion of Peace Alert.

One Freeper commented not too long ago that "Islam is like a prison".............I don't remember who it was, but I do remember that he was right.

49 posted on 05/24/2003 9:35:31 PM PDT by He Rides A White Horse (For or against us.........)
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To: yonif
One of the leading Muslim scholars has issued a fatwa permitting women to carry out suicide attacks.

No wonder the Democrats and Clintonistas love the Arabs.

They're equal opportunity destroyers!

50 posted on 05/24/2003 10:09:08 PM PDT by Imal (There's a Marxist born every minute)
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To: yonif
Muslims are such out and out pussy wimps!

Which is why muslims will NEVER fight anyone on a battlefield.

Also explains why they will always live like dogs.

Wonder what their 'culture' will be like when we move beyond fossil fuels?

They think they are down trodden now!


Ha Ha Ha. Just wait until they no longer even have oil to sell!
51 posted on 05/25/2003 12:07:11 AM PDT by Kay Soze (France helped Osama Bin Laden kill 3,000 US citizens in New York on Sept 11,2001.)
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To: yonif
When are we going to start doing the world a favor and start targetting these maggots?
We can invent a new word: the sandwah
punishment for insulting God.
If they can issue death warrants for people who write books...
52 posted on 05/25/2003 12:13:11 AM PDT by Publius6961 (Californians are as dumm as a sack of rocks)
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To: PokeyJoe
Nice straw man you built yourself there.
Doesn't deserve a response, even if you're in Jr. High.
53 posted on 05/25/2003 12:14:33 AM PDT by Publius6961 (Californians are as dumm as a sack of rocks)
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To: yooper
So she gets 80 or so male virgins. Gonna be a busy night...

Not as busy as the poor soul who has to find them!

54 posted on 05/25/2003 12:16:31 AM PDT by Publius6961 (Californians are as dumm as a sack of rocks)
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To: yonif
Question: The men get 72 virgins, do the women get 72 pristine pricks? Flaccid, or do they come "no assembly required". If I was a female bomb, I'd like to know my end. More likely, they promise they won't kill my kid if I blow myself and other kids up. God's mercy and peace to all in that land.
55 posted on 05/25/2003 1:54:27 AM PDT by Atchafalaya
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To: Publius6961
Thanks for the civil insult.

Doesn't deserve a response, because at least I graduated the third grade.

56 posted on 05/25/2003 3:12:26 AM PDT by PokeyJoe (MS Windows TCP/IP stack was lifted from BSD)
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To: yonif
What a magnanimous and open-minded religeon that would allow women to kill themselves and murder innocent people. They must truly be proud. What a wonderful god they serve.
57 posted on 05/25/2003 4:53:49 AM PDT by EricT.
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To: yonif
Don't expect this news to be on the front page, or any page of the New York Slimes. They are soooo misogynist!
58 posted on 05/25/2003 5:00:58 AM PDT by Dec31,1999 (My 2 cents.)
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To: yonif
Is there any good reason that mullahs making murderous pronouncements like this, shouldn't just disappear?
59 posted on 05/25/2003 5:09:40 AM PDT by FreedomPoster
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To: FreedomPoster
Unfortunately, because the Sunni element of Islam is without a "heirarchy" any group of bozos considered "learned" can issue a fatwa. Only a greatly learned individual can issue a fatwa on his own hook, and it doesn't mean that anyone need respect it. ("My mullah is better than your mullah" syndrome.)

"The Levels of Jihad: Its merits and the reason for gaining victory over enemies" is a small book printed in the UK and issued in the tens of thousands of copies. Its author devotes page after page to jihad, its various meanings, etc. Not once is the issue of female jihad addressed, although its author Sa'eed bin 'Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtaani is a respected Islamic scholar known to nearly all Muslims. That someone would exalt female suicide bombers, and condone such a deed without first receiving the permission of husband or family is heretical in the extreme and strikes at the very heart of Islam.

60 posted on 05/25/2003 6:10:16 AM PDT by gaspar (`)
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