An unnamed Islamic cleric living in Europe is supposed to have said
that women should
not handle certain vegetables or fruits, such as bananas or
cucumbers, because the relatively phallic shape of said food items will
make them think of sex. Carrots and zucchini are also on the banned
list. Should women like to eat those foods, the items should be cut up
into small pieces out of their sight -- preferably by a father or
husband -- and then served.
Don't know if this is true
or how widespread the belief is. It sounds outlandish enough to be a
joke or at the very least the idea of a lone crackpot, but a group of
scholars in Saudi Arabia presented an official
report on how allowing women to drive would increase prostitution,
pornography, homosexuality and divorce, and eventually mean no more
virgins in that country, so who can tell?
I guess we'll know if someone
really said this and it's being taken seriously if we hear reports that
the fresh fruit and produce sections of supermarkets in mostly Islamic
countries are being overrun by hopeful-eyed Islamic husbands.
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