paragliding hug fatwa

[mollydot]

Some non-Irish politics for a change:

The Pakistani tourist minister did a paraglide in France to raise money for victims of the Kashmir earthquake. After it, she hugged her instructor and was photographed doing so. Religious extremists didn't like that "obscenity" and issued a fatwa. She's now resigned. politics, gender

Comments

[wyvernfriend]

da fcuk?

[mollydot]

There's not much else you can say, is there?

[hellison]

WTF?

That's... fucked up. I can't think of any other words sadly.

[mollydot]

Blinkered beyond belief?

[lazy_hoor]

*boggles*

That makes me sad.

[meehaneo]

hmm ... the Turkish Military are looking more and more like the good guys ...

[hippo__dignity]

Wow. I suprised they didn't stone her.