Egyptian husbands will soon be legally allowed to have sex with their dead wives for up to six hours after their death, local media reports.
The controversial new law is claimed to be part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Islamist-dominated parliament.
It will also see the minimum age of marriage lowered to 14 and the ridding of women’s rights of getting education and employment.
Egypt’s National Council for Women is reportedly campaigning against the changes, saying that ‘marginalising and undermining the status of women would negatively affect the country’s human development’.
Dr Mervat al-Talawi, head of the NCW, wrote to the Egyptian People’s Assembly Speaker Dr Saad al-Katatni addressing her concerns.
Egyptian journalist Amro Abdul Samea reported in the al-Ahram newspaper that Talawi complained about the legislations which are being introduced under ‘alleged religious interpretations’.
The subject of a husband having sex with his dead wife arose in May 2011 when Moroccan cleric Zamzami Abdul Bari said marriage remains valid even after death.
He also said that women have the right to have sex with her dead husband, alarabiya.net reported.
It seems the topic, which has sparked outrage, has now been picked up on by Egypt’s politicians.
TV anchor Jaber al-Qarmouty slammed the notion of letting a husband have sex with his wife after her death under the so-called ‘Farewell Intercourse’ draft law.
He said: ‘This is very serious. Could the panel that will draft the Egyptian constitution possibly discuss such issues? Did Abdul Samea see by his own eyes the text of the message sent by Talawi to Katatni?
‘This is unbelievable. It is a catastrophe to give the husband such a right! Has the Islamic trend reached that far? Is there really a draft law in this regard? Are there people thinking in this manner?’
Although reported in local media, there are some suggestions from within Egypt that the plans do not exist and were merely seeded by journalists loyal to ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135434/Outrage-Egypt-plans-farewell-intercourse-law-husbands-sex-dead-wives-hours-AFTER-death.html#ixzz1tELFPksS
Umuntu Mutwe
April 27, 2012 at 11:20 am
Thts inhuman
Bob
April 27, 2012 at 11:23 am
This is outrageous,these are people that really need the Gospel for they are in total darkness and need redemption,my children perish for luck of knowledge.
GEORGE
April 27, 2012 at 11:36 am
is this how Egyptians will be paying their last respects? get a life.
The Junta
April 27, 2012 at 11:37 am
‘He also said that women have the right to have sex with her dead husband’.How physically possible is that? So men should die with an erection.
Rango
April 27, 2012 at 11:37 am
Sebe si adam na ever!
job
April 27, 2012 at 11:38 am
this is weird!
madam deldred
April 27, 2012 at 11:40 am
ok now this is really insane…this is really sick.
how do they hinestly allow such insanity ot breach the media.let the poor souls reat in peace and not in sperm.lord have mercy.
paradox
April 27, 2012 at 11:45 am
you Egyptian fools how can you corpulate with your dead wife?Thats utterly outrageous and cmplete insanity.you parliamentarian fools
musa
April 27, 2012 at 11:48 am
this is total madness..
gabino
April 27, 2012 at 11:52 am
****** move
mudungwe
April 27, 2012 at 12:02 pm
does a man really enjoys the dead.its frightening.Never never in zimbabwe / zambia.
Snr.citizen
April 27, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Too much spice in food u are now running crazy. How can u enjoy sex when heart broken and mourning, have some sense how can a wife have sex with a dead husband, if one of u has gone out of his senses try to help him by encouraging him to go for a brain scanning than the entire parliament fall suit, this is inhuman and very cruel to your fellow human being, this will no longer be called having sex with the dead but raping the corpse.
Drewman
April 27, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Well, I have always said muslims are animals so this is not very suprising. SICK BASTARDS!
jilijili
April 27, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Very morbid indeed!….how? Can one even get a hard on? You see what sobriety can do to a human mind?
Wezzy
April 27, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Maloza….! Unequivocally detestable!!! God save us
Trouble
April 27, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Oh lord,pliz come and punish these fools egyptians.shame on them.
Mpanga ya sapa umwenda abakalabene
April 27, 2012 at 12:59 pm
This is completely-off-the-wall! The dead cannot concert to anything and are in a state of not being. How then can any normal sensible human being try to have any form of union with a dead person? Egyptians should pray for their leaders madness, that has engulfed most of their parliamentarians, if at all any of this rumour is true! If this ever happens, it can only be described as incorrigible criminality!
kuchitekete
April 27, 2012 at 1:01 pm
the results of civilliasation in egypt.this is halaam
Nawiza
April 27, 2012 at 1:04 pm
What the hell!
milumbe
April 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm
The momment the gospel left Egypt is was in Darkness they cant just see and remember the copts are diminishing as they get muderd and intimidated every day till a full flegded islamic republic is created and then you will have to see more thatn sleeping with dead people,what is it that death and islamic countries are not so much far apart??who loves death so much??????????read the gospel and get the answer!!
Malawian
April 27, 2012 at 1:19 pm
Last days indeed,, this is pure INSANITY,, TOTAL MADNESS. How could one get an erection when his other half has passed away? Cant even think of it. Shame
bazamuka
April 27, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Can people sink so low? It is disgustingly unbelievable!!!!!!
dipsy
April 27, 2012 at 1:45 pm
this is bein insane,,,my God forgive thze foolish pipo.
UNDERTAKER
April 27, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Bafikala buloshi ubo nomba, you are so disgusting!!
Gomorah
April 27, 2012 at 1:51 pm
The Bible says ” when you shall see all these things come to pass then lift up your head for your redemption draweth nigh”
martin.
April 27, 2012 at 2:07 pm
this is a good idea. move on we see what happens.
The Zedian
April 27, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Iyo iyayi, viva Christianity
The Zedian
April 27, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Iyo iyayi, viva Christianity, it sounds sinister
kekeke
April 27, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Tumfweko…pls have ur FACTS right. Wat reporting is this even BBC hav not reported such lies
chali cool
April 27, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Imagine uku ulelila uku ulelya
chali cool
April 27, 2012 at 3:09 pm
My comment is awaiting moderation.Why?
Mwaba
April 27, 2012 at 3:09 pm
WTF. Ati kalayilo! ‘Farewell Intercourse’. This is now proper animal bahaviour. Wait a minute, not even an animal would do that.
Snr.citizen
April 27, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Over this issue Mwaba we can even give an animal more respect than this nuisense, even animals show signs of heart broken when one of them in a kraal dies they all gather around it and make crying noises e.g cattle, elephants even bees try to kill one where there are many and see how they will all attack u, now a human being who is supposed to be a leader of all living and non living things asobe nzelu a ki matata a. Even a close friend, relative, child, mother father when they die feelings of having sex with your partner all goes.
igwala gwala
April 27, 2012 at 3:27 pm
silly
Zambian
April 27, 2012 at 3:35 pm
@Drewman
This has NOTHING to do with Islam.
Why not critisize the real animals who wants to legalize bestiality and homosexuality!
Keep your filthy comments to your gob!
Snr.citizen
April 27, 2012 at 3:40 pm
Your close blanket neighbor cold as it is now we need each other afa wayumilila iwe unkale na mphavu zoona yo ngona naye. Tujilijili na matokwani muziko na kumwa bwina bane.
jama
April 27, 2012 at 3:47 pm
What you ko unhuman others are saying its well. Get this advise stop complaining and prepare your house cause the time for the coming of Jesus is near. You are yet to see more than this
G-MAN
April 27, 2012 at 4:03 pm
thats being ****** kutiwatomba shani umuntu talesunkana…kwati liwule batombele ubushiku bonse then iwe akachelo wasenda she wil just open her legs and up there ulesabaila weka
opness
April 27, 2012 at 4:38 pm
mp you can support such law need brain transplants
REX
April 27, 2012 at 4:45 pm
fyachilamo tata lesa nomba
SHI AZI
April 27, 2012 at 4:56 pm
Doctrine of demons
mwana Mfumu
April 27, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Mulisim are sick
Tiyenda Pamodzi ndimutimaumo x 4
April 27, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Nonsense at its pik. they are all mad.
Ronald Tafirenyika
April 27, 2012 at 6:41 pm
We really need God to come again on us and let the land swallow such evil thinking as he did during the exodus
Moslem
April 27, 2012 at 7:40 pm
To the author islam respects the dead than any other religion. Before you give out your stories you get from which ever little blog you should find out the full story. Second to the management of this blog watch out.
ray
April 27, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Lesa seni mukande aba bamwansakabinga
ba k
April 27, 2012 at 8:03 pm
moslems have complicated ideas we can not understand.anyway there are mad pipo altogether.
The Jackal
April 27, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Egyptians do not look at women as humans but objects and tools. It is really sickening for the female in Egypt to be subjected to this kind of taboos. Even the people advocating for this are really sick. I doubt if there is any religion that would support such madness. Surely we are living in the last days!
lolex Phiri
April 27, 2012 at 8:28 pm
where do you find the energy to f**K when you mourning? napapa ine.
M-J
April 28, 2012 at 4:32 am
It very sad. And i need to say God will punish humanity!!!