This defies description…
A Ramadan sermon (as reported) in Sydney, on the subject of rape:
“If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the the garden or in the park, or in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it … whose fault is it, the cats’ or the uncovered meat,” he said.
“The uncovered meat is the problem.
“If she was in her room, in her home, in her hajib (Islamic headdress), no problem would have occurred.”
Or of course if you kept all the males locked up, there wouldn’t be a problem. No, I’m not suggesting that, but it would be equally logical.



Nice how he’s comparing men to cats, though. I’ve heard this argument from all religious/cultural persuasions, unfortunately: men are like animals, they’re not really human, bla bla.
Comment by BlondebutBright — October 26, 2006 @ 11:19 am
According to the BBC, he’s now furiously backpedalling and saying he only meant that adultery was entirely women’s fault, not rape. As if that makes it all perfectly OK.
Comment by MissPrism — October 26, 2006 @ 5:14 pm
[...] Is it unfair to wear a short skirt if I don’t want to pull? Is it misleading to not wear baggy clothes? Misleading to not cover my legs, or breasts? Misleading to not wear a veil, as one Australian Sheik seemed to think last week? (Picked up by Philobiblon) [...]
Pingback by feminish » Flesh, cloth and rape — October 26, 2006 @ 8:04 pm
I can only wonder how an absolute ‘nutter’ can manage to worm himself into a position like that? Is that the best they have to offer? Surely they could find someone with a better intelect & with more common sense to serve as their spiritual leader! Leaders of religion have a lot to answer for!
Comment by M.Ward — December 12, 2006 @ 12:58 pm