Fatwa Forbids Movie Wedding Scenes; “They’re Not a Laughing Matter”…
The Fatwa Comedy Series gives us this gem, sure to be a classic!…..
CAIRO, OCTOBER 3 – Film scenes of marriage and divorce are outlawed in a new fatwa (religious edict) issued by Al-Azhar University - considered by Sunni Muslims to be the most prestigious school of Islamic learning – because they are "not a laughing matter".
To back their move, local English newspaper the Egyptian Gazette reported, Al-Azhar scholars have relied upon the word of the prophet Mohammed, who dictated that some issues were not subject to humour. As such, scriptwriters must avoid devising scenes that involve marriage and divorce, said Sheikh Farahat el-Mongi, a member of Al Azhar’s Fatwa Committee, who added: "How can we joke when we watch a young man and woman getting legally married on TV?"
However, some wonder why the issue of marriage and divorce has emerged nowadays, since such scenes have been viewed for many years on Egyptian screens. El Mogi explained that prohibiting marriage scenes is better than an actress bearing the guilt of being married to two husbands – one in real life, and one in front of cameras.
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Posted by WeaselZipper on October 3, 2007 7:39 pm
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