During Morsi's brief stint as president, the Muslim Brotherhood and the equally violently straight laced Salafists issued blatantly anti-women fatwas on a regular basis.
Arguably leading the list was the fatwa (Islamic religious ruling) issued that noted the Arab word for "sea" is masculine, therefore, if and when sea water comes into contact with a married woman's pelvic area, she literally committed adultery.
According to the fatwa, she becomes an 'adulteress' and should be punished.
The standard Sharia Law punishment for adultery for a woman is slowly stoning her to death.
As India Today reported, "According to the report, the fatwas issued by both groups (the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists) regard women as strange creatures who are created solely for sex. They considered the voices of women, their looks and presence outside the walls of their homes an 'offence'. Some even went as far as to consider women as a whole offensive."
Other officially issued Fatwas of note include:
A prohibition on women "eating certain vegetables or even touching cucumbers or bananas", due to their phallic imagery which could sexually tempt women.... more at the link.
◼ The draft text of Egypt's new constitution was revealed today, five months after the army deposed an Islamist president. - Republican Security Council
The new Constitution must now be approved by a national referendum in December, and that would be followed by parliamentary and presidential elections next year. Early this morning the 50-member constituent assembly voted to approve the draft text article by article.
• It bans all religious political parties including the Muslim Brotherhood.
• All of the constitutional changes added by the Brotherhood have been abolished. The discrimination against women has been removed. The support of terrorist groups has ended and there is no longer any special relationship with Iran....
There may be hope. ◼ A LOOK AT KEY ARTICLES IN EGYPTIAN DRAFT CHARTER - AP
The draft is a milestone in the path toward democratic rule after the stunning ouster of Egypt's elected Islamist president in a July military coup and the suspension of a previous constitution passed under his watch.
