CAIRO: An Islamic cleric residing in Europe said that women should not be close to bananas or cucumbers, in order to avoid any “sexual thoughts.â€
The unnamed sheikh, who was featured in an article on el-Senousa news, was quoted saying that if women wish to eat them, a third party, preferably a male related to them such as their a father or husband, should cut the items into small pieces and serve.
He said that these foods “resemble the male penis†and hence could arouse women or “make them think of sex.â€
He also added carrots and zucchini to the list of forbidden items.
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He left out pencils, pens, clarinets, AK 47s, cigars, Koranic scrolls and minarets.
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