Friday, February 27, 2009

ISLAM: UAE, ROW OVER SEX WITHIN MARRIAGE BOOK

ROME, FEBRUARY 26 - Fierce controversy has erupted in the Emirates over a book about the secrets of sex within marriage written by Wedad Lootah, a female lawyer who works on matrimonial cases at the court in Dubai. The book which came out about a month ago, includes several chapters on marriage within Islam, Islamic law on the issues of co-habiting and sex, and possible solutions to sexual problems. Arab News reports that it is mainly men who are against the book, maintaining that issues of this nature should not be discussed publicly. Some of the detractors have even gone so far as to accuse the author of being an infidel and sinner for writing the book. Supporters however say that there is a great need for published information on the issues and that until know Arab society has not wanted to recognize problems arising from ignorance in sexual matters. Lootah, who wears the Muslim veil, does not seem too surprised by the criticisms, and maintains that she based the book on Islamic sources, stressing that it was even approved by the mufti of Dubai. The book was suggested by her own six years of experience working on divorce cases, and from the knowledge that many of these cases come about because of a lack of preparation for couples in the matter. (ANSAmed).

The men are against it because women are not supposed to be in charge of their own bodies. They are the property of their husbands. I have seen many quotes from imams stating that women should drop whatever they are doing to sexually please their husbands anytime he demands sex. It is in the koran. It says that men are superior to women in every aspect of life.

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