How to beat a wife
Also from Tom Gross, here are some tips from a Saudi cleric on how one should beat one's wife in accordance with Islamic law. The trick is not to leave marks:
Sheikh Muhammad Al-’Arifi: “If neither [admonishing nor refusing to share your bed] works with her, what is the third option?”You can view the whole clip here.Guest: “Beat them.”
Al-’Arifi: “That’s right. How is this beating performed? What do you think?”
Guest: “Light beatings.”
Al-’Arifi: “Light beatings in what way?”
Guest:” For example, I wouldn’t beat her in the face...”
Al-’Arifi: “…If you beat her with a toothpick, or if you beat her lightly with your hand, and so on, it is meant to convey: ‘Woman, it has gone too far. I can’t bear it anymore.’ If he beats her, the beatings must be light and must not make her face ugly. He must beat her where it will not leave marks...”
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Chief Inspector Plod
November 20th, 2007 1:37pmEllo, 'ello, 'ello, what's going on here then? I see we have yet another journalist inciting hatred against our Muslim brothers. Come along quietly now. And don't try anything stupid like making a TV programme about this. We know how to deal with the likes of you in the West Midlands police.
Lee Jakeman
November 20th, 2007 8:09pmCelebrate diversity ....
Ross
November 21st, 2007 3:03am"He must beat her where it will not leave marks..." So only under the burqua then?
Max Kaye
November 21st, 2007 11:16amI guess the old "When did you stop beating your Wife?" joke never caught on in certain parts of the West Midlands
B Dewp
November 21st, 2007 4:43pmThis is not exactly placing your wife on a pedestal, is it? There's no equality here unless the wife is permitted to beat the husband also. Then it's simply a sick relationship. This is childish and selfish behaviour.