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Posted on 11/19/2004 8:18:30 AM PST by martin_fierro
Bearded Woman Tries to Preach in Mosque
Thu Nov 18,11:29 PM ET
MANAMA, Bahrain - A big, bearded cleric caught the eye of a mosque official as he approached the stand to deliver the sermon, the chief imam at Bahrain's largest mosque recalled Thursday.
The official asked the cleric what he wanted to do. The cleric replied he was going to give the Friday sermon. But his voice was strangely soft and his beard slipped as he spoke, imam Sheik Adnan al-Qattan told The Associated Press.
The "cleric" was a woman in disguise, and when the official blocked her path, a scuffle broke out, al-Qattan said of last week's incident in the Al Fateh mosque.
"She was big and strong. There were four or five men trying to stop her," al-Qattan said of the woman, who wore a keffiyeh on her head and the black cloak rimmed with gold that is traditional for clerics in Bahrain.
"I quickly started delivering my sermon so as not to create a scene."
Police arrested the woman. Men and women sit in separate sections of a mosque and the sermon can be delivered only by a man.
The authorities have not issued a statement about the incident, but the government-guided Bahrain Tribune reported the woman had told the police that she wanted to give the sermon to highlight the case of her brother, who had got into trouble with the authorities for a brawl.
The paper said the woman's first name was Fatima and she was 40. It added the police released her on bail a few hours after she was arrested.
"What she did was totally wrong, and I think she is mentally ill," said al-Qattan. "If she had a problem, she should have spoken to me in person about it rather than creating such a scene in the mosque."
Friday prayers is the main service in the Islamic week. The Friday sermon at Al Fateh attracts more than 7,000 worshippers.
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Hooooo, boy. Not touching that one with a 10 foot pole. :D
Translation: "If no one had been watching, I would have cut off her head."
Born Josephine Boisdechene in Switzerland, Madame Clofullia had a two-inch beard at age eight. She gained her namesake by marrying a French painter with whom she had two children. Madame Clofullia provided Barnum with free publicity when a museum patron, William Charr, took her to court claiming that she was really a man in July 1853. Thanks to Barnum's testimony as well as statements made by physicians, Madame Clofullia's father, and Monsieur Clofullia that attested to the fact that Madame Clofullia was indeed biologically female, the case was dismissed. Notice that Madame Clofullia is pictured in traditional Victorian dress, the epitome of nineteenth-century womanhood.
"She was big and strong. There were four or five men trying to stop her,"
The men later stated:
SHE WAS A GIANT!!!!!!
WITH THREE EYES!!!!
AND SIX ARMS!!!!
SHE HISSED!!!
AND SCRATCHED!!!
WE JUST COULDN'T HOLD HER!!!!
This is the real reason arabs put Cousin-It outfits on their women.
Muhammad al-Yentl
Imama.
The tradition goes back to biblical times and was well documented in the historically accurate documentary Life of Brian.
They should have watched the Borat Episode where he learned self-defense, so he could control his "Big Strong Woman who I bought so she could push plow"...
The Manama Cannot.
What gave her away was that she lacked the smell of mosque.
Sounds like perfect qualifications.
I was waiting for the "Let's go to the stoning" cheer to commence. :)
She was big and bad and quoting that Koran at me.
Just gimme three steps, gimme three steps Imam
And you'll never see me no more
For sure.
Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
I. Definition:
Pseudofolliculitis barbae (razor bumps) is a common condition of the beard area occurring in African American men and other people with curly hair. The problem results when highly curved hairs grow back into the skin causing inflammation and a foreign body reaction. Over time, this can cause keloidal scarring which looks like hard bumps of the beard area and neck.
II. Causes:
* Blade shaving sharpens the ends of the hairs like a spear. The hairs then curve back into the skin causing pseudofolliculitis barbae.
III. Treatment:
* A 100% effective treatment is to let the beard grow. Once the hairs get to be a certain length they will not grow back into the skin.
* Washing the beard area with Lever 2000 soap using a Buf-Puf helps raise the hairs from under the skin and prevents them from growing back into the skin. This should be done twice a day. Buf-Pufs are available without a prescription at your local drug store.
* Use of an electric shaver will help the condition because it does not cut as close as blades do. Some doctors recommend chemical shaving with products such as Nair or Neet to improve pseudofolliculitis barbae.
* Retin-A or a topical antibiotic solution prescribed by your doctor can help the problem.
* Shaving every other day, rather than daily, will improve pseudo-folliculitis barbae. Do not pull the skin taut when blade shaving and do not use a double or triple-edged razor.
* If you must use a blade, before shaving wash the face with a mild cleanser such as Cetaphil Lotion, then rinse. Massage the beard area gently in a circular motion with a warm, moist, soft washcloth. This will free up the hair tips so they can be cut with the shaver. The warm water will also soften the hairs, making them easier to cut. Lather the beard area with a non-irritating shaving gel such as Aveeno Therapeutic Shave Gel instead of cream and shave in the direction of beard growth using an Aveeno PFB Bump Fighter Razor. Both of these products should be available at your local drug store. After shaving is finished, rinse thoroughly with warm water and apply a mild moisturizing aftershave lotion such as Cetaphil Lotion.
I am not a doctor. But I played one once at Diane's house.
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