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India: Muslim leader says “women are impure during menstruation and should not enter a place of worship during this period”

Mar 29, 2017 10:52 am By Christine Douglass-Williams

Only three days ago, the misogynistic M.M. Hassan was appointed by Congress central leadership as interim president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. This was after V.M. Sudheeran quit the post earlier this month. The Kerala unit works in the state of Kerala as part of the Indian National Congress.

Hassan stated:

My opinion is that women should not go to temple, mosque or church when their body is impure

Hassan was just stating what Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, says in a hadith: “I do not make the mosque lawful for a menstruating woman and for a person who is sexually defiled.” (Abu Dawud 232)

Nonetheless, his views were met with shock and were quickly dismissed by his party as a personal view, not representative of the party. The problem is that Hassan, as leader, has publicly – and brazenly — declared that women are inferior, so despite the party trying to distance itself, Hassan’s imposed Muslim beliefs have set a risky path for the Indian National Congress, which has already had its fair share of struggles. In 2013, Vice President of the Indian National Congress, Rahul Gandhi,  stated of his party: “I am not afraid to say that the Congress has become moribund. It has scarcely a single leader with a modern mind.”

“Women should not enter holy places during their periods: Congress leader MM Hassan”, Z News, March 28, 2017:

Trivandrum: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee’s acting president MM Hassan stoked a controversy on Monday after he made remarks on
menstruation.

 Hassan had said that ‘women are impure during menstruation and should not enter a place of worship during this period’.

He made these remarks while speaking at a media camp organised by the youth welfare board in Trivandrum.

“Menstruation is impure and during this period, women should not enter temples. There is a scientific reason behind the instruction that woman should not enter temples during this period. It should not be given other interpretations. During this period, Muslim women do not observe fast. My opinion when  theiris that women should not go to temples, mosques when their body is impure,” he said.

A number of students criticised his view. However, Hassan was adamant on his views.

MM Hassan was appointed the interim president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee after VM Sudheeran quit…

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  1. Kay says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 11:14 am

    This kind of news makes me wonder what all the “pussy hats” are doing.

    • mortimer says

      Mar 30, 2017 at 1:05 am

      Why do so-called feminists support and promote the most MISOGYNISTIC SYSTEM on the planet?

      Do North American feminists support FGM? Wife-beating? Second-class status for women? Women staying at home? The patriarchal honor culture?

      What one thing about the repression of women in Islam do feminists actually AGREE WITH?

      • Jeanette says

        Mar 30, 2017 at 12:41 pm

        Globalist elites are using Muslims to take down the impediment to their One World Government: western civilization.

        Liberals support globalist elites.

        Feminists are liberals.

        Since the globalists/elites/liberals support a world wide depopulation that will kill over 7 billion people, why should feminists/liberals care about any violence (except that inflicted on themselves, of course)?

        We have made the mistake of believing that the name of a group (feminist) describes what they really are.

  2. miriamrove says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 11:24 am

    Yes. Women while on their period are not allowed in mosques. m

    • mousey says

      Mar 29, 2017 at 12:27 pm

      many hindus also believe this…not supposed to go into a temple.

      • Salome says

        Mar 29, 2017 at 4:10 pm

        I think Orthodox Christians had until relatively recently similar teachings. The result of all is to remove from the woman the obligation to stand for hours in a place of worship–it is as if a kindness has turned into a taboo.

        • gravenimage says

          Mar 29, 2017 at 10:12 pm

          I don’t think this creep is saying this out of “kindness”…

        • Westman says

          Mar 29, 2017 at 10:19 pm

          True graven. He’s saying women are inferior, clear and simple. Muhammad left no doubt that Muslim men are to rule over women as inferiors.

        • Gary says

          Mar 29, 2017 at 10:27 pm

          That is not true Salome. I have been a Christian for most of my life and Christian women were not required to stay home during their menstrual cycle.

        • Pere LaChaise says

          Mar 30, 2017 at 8:55 am

          Salome, et.al.,
          As an Orthodox Christian man married to an Eastern European Orthodox woman, I can attest to the power of the taboo against menstruating women attending services. I think the matter, which obtains to minor canon law does not rise to the attention of civil authorities and is strictly a pastoral matter.
          In traditional Orthodox Church life women on their menses abstain from entering churches simply because until very recently there has been no reliable way to stop the flow of menstrual blood which could “embrue” to use the technical term, the church rendering it ritually unclean. By the same token no animal flesh or blood may be brought into the church temple; this is to prevent any offering of flesh (or assumption of its occurrence) on the Altar which is strictly limited to the offering of bread and wine. Not even flowers are allowed to touch the Altar.
          If a menstruating woman were to enter a church and blood fell on the floor, the embrued temple would have to be essentially reconsecrated. For this reason among Orthodox women i traditional cultures, they excuse themselves from entry to churches of their own volition, or if they do enter, abstain both from partaking of the Sacrament of Holy Communion and the kissing of icons and the bishop’s hand-cross.
          The taboo runs very deep in traditional communities but is foreign to Americans raised in an antiseptic culture and a society where CVS and Rite-Aid can be found on any street corner.

        • Jeanette says

          Mar 30, 2017 at 12:42 pm

          So, they also have a similar “protection” for pregnant women?

  3. Brenda Romano says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 11:31 am

    WOW! Anything a woman does that a man doesn’t is impure. Just like man to make a value judgment on women. I hope he never needs a blood transfusion.

    • Jeanette says

      Mar 30, 2017 at 12:43 pm

      This is how primitives behave.

  4. FYI says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 11:35 am

    I wouldn’t take the sayings of mahomet seriously.
    This was a man who had no problem encouraging his followers… to drink camel urine for medicinal purposes.
    see Hadith 1:234

    No normal,sane,human being would do anything so disgusting as drink camel urine.

    If one considers what exactly constitutes impurity,then surely the camel urine drinker mahomet would not be suitable for admission into a mosque.

    • Pere LaChaise says

      Mar 30, 2017 at 11:02 am

      Having recently read the historian Tom Holland’s excellent Under the Shadow of the Sword which contextualizes the genesis of mahometan tradition among late antiquity’s competing and overlapping faiths and powers, I agree with the author that the various complicated ‘isnads’ that purportedly authenticate ‘sayings of the “prophet”‘ rather indicate their completely fictional quality.
      Notwithstanding the fictionality of myriad sayings attributed to the camel herder, prescriptions for the use of camel urine would be normative for desert dwellers without access to much fresh water, and any healthy animal would produce urine which is reliably untainted, urine being generally sterile.
      But regarding women and their menses, it is common to the cultures of the Ancient Near East and beyond to hold misogynistic attitudes. Ancient Greek philosophers who inform Orthodox Patristics might be said to express misogynistic viewpoints, typing women as ‘incomplete’ and ‘unclean’ because of menses, which those learned men did not understand biologically.
      The thing is that most Christians, including even the most conservative among the Orthodox, do not publicly persist in blatant misogyny while every Islamic society affords the bigots the central square. There is a qualitative difference between Christian and moslem societies in regards to openness to scientific thought and a sense of basic equality between men and women. There is ample Scriptural materi in the Christian Bible to create a society which does not oppress women much more than men; Islam’s book however, is a rule book for their utter chattellage.

      • Jeanette says

        Mar 30, 2017 at 12:46 pm

        I would say that the Koran actually “animalizes” women.

        Which begs the question: Why would Allah create such an inferior being as a companion for his oh, so wonderful Muslim males?

  5. no_one says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 12:53 pm

    Some priests allow confession and communion during periods. They just decide that the lady needs that. How if she dies during her period without confession? That would be unfair. If the lady has a hard time priest allow even communion.

    • Gen Jones says

      Mar 29, 2017 at 3:25 pm

      There is no restriction for Christian women in prayer or confession or receiving any of the sacraments. Women are not considered unclean for any reason.

      Historically I could see a merciful God declaring women “unclean” during their menses or after childbirth to give them a much welcome break from sex when they needed it most. However, the idea that a woman cannot pray to God because God would consider her unclean is ridiculous. God is not afraid of women or blood although Allah certainly is.

      • Salome says

        Mar 29, 2017 at 4:11 pm

        This isn’t about being too unclean to pray, but about avoiding the rigours of public worship.

        • gravenimage says

          Mar 29, 2017 at 10:14 pm

          What ever gave you the idea that Islam is considerate to women?

        • Salome says

          Mar 30, 2017 at 1:08 am

          Graven, nothing, but this is something that started in Judaism, and I can see a utilitarian purpose in it, especially in the days before modern feminine hygiene products. By the time we get to Islam, I agree it is all to do with women being inferior.

  6. Westman says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 1:21 pm

    Narrated Aisha: “The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, “Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people).” I said, “You have made us (i.e. women) dogs. I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away, for I disliked to face him.”” Bukhari V1, #490

    “The Prophet forbade the acceptance of the price of a dog or blood, and also forbade the profession of tattooing, getting tattooed and receiving or giving Riba, (usury), and cursed the picture-makers.” Bukhari V3, #299

    Even the child-bride Aisha was insulted that women were placed on the level of dogs and said so at some risk to herself from Muhammad who has been recorded as striking her in the chest at another time. The Quranic “revelation” to Muhammad that allows the beating of wives seems rather convenient for the first Muslim wife abuser.

    When feminists are marching against the immigration ban with their tattoos, carrying their little pets, they should remember that because of Muhammad, the very men they think they are saving, consider them to be dogs, donkeys, and far worse as infidels. Under Islam their role is to shut up, stay in the back of the Mosque, raise babies conceived through loveless, non-intimacy – and kill their pet dogs.

    I remember someone handing me a book of blank pages with the title, “What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex”, which could as easily have the title, “Renaissance Art Of Islam”.

    The feminists backed a sour, strident, personalty for President and struck out. Now in their grief, they are working for an ideology that intends to enslave them. What is that term the Brits use? Ah…yes, Nutters.

    • Michael says

      Mar 29, 2017 at 1:37 pm

      Excellent post, Westman. Thank you.

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 29, 2017 at 10:16 pm

      Yes–great post.

    • Sarge says

      Mar 30, 2017 at 12:33 am

      Fantastic post. Thank you

  7. Islamic Mirror says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 3:41 pm

    • Satan takes hair from Muslims butt when they pray said Muhammad u-tube
    Islamic Satan do farting when Muslims pray u-tube
    muslims prayers causing global warming. The new tax on carbon emisions should tax the muslims more
    Satan Farts When He Hears the Call to Prayer
    Sahih al-Bukhari, Number 1231—Narrated Abu Hurairah: Allah’s Messenger said, “When the call for Salat (prayer) is made, Satan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan.”

    Sunan an-Nasai, Number 671—It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said: “When the call for the prayer is given, the Shaitan takes to his heels, passing wind loudly so that he will not hear the call to prayer. When the call to prayer is finished, he comes back.

    Muslim commentators are careful to point out that Satan literally farts when he hears the call to prayer.

    As the commentator for this edition of Sunan an-Nasai notes:

    “Breaking wind evidently signifies the literal breaking of wind. If Satan can eat and drink, then why deny other bodily functions? Some have understood the said phrase to mean abhorrence, but this interpretation is without evidence.”

    According to Muslim preachers, one of the virtues of Islam is its simplicity. And it’s difficult to argue with their claim that Islam is simple, since, with all the talk of Satan peeing in your ears and farting and hiding in your nose, Islam sounds like it was invented by a five year old.

    • Gen Jones says

      Mar 29, 2017 at 3:48 pm

      ???

  8. Paul N Silas says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    How in hell would anyone know? Does a woman get an exam before entering a Muslim false god worship service?

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 29, 2017 at 10:20 pm

      Paul, I think a Muslim woman who had leaking or some other accident at the Mosque and was discovered to be menstruating would be in a *great deal of danger*.

      It is not just that a menstruating woman is not supposed to go to Mosque–it is that Islam holds that being in the presence of menstruating woman *invalidates Muslim prayer*.

      • maghan says

        Mar 30, 2017 at 7:54 am

        All this is very stupid. Adult females release an unfertilized egg in a flow of blood , so how can they be more unclean than males who release impurities in their urine or who ALWAYS carry dangerous bacteria in their lower intestines. Islam is stupid. QED.

        Similarly a male who is wounded and bleeding is unclean and , therefore, should not enter a mosque.

  9. Tommy says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 9:35 pm

    Women are the bosses in a free world. The woman runs the house hold.

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 29, 2017 at 10:23 pm

      At my house–and most homes of married people I know–husband and wife make decisions together.

  10. gravenimage says

    Mar 29, 2017 at 10:10 pm

    India: Muslim leader says “women are impure during menstruation and should not enter a place of worship during this period”
    ……………………

    Mainstream Islam.

    • Jeanette says

      Mar 30, 2017 at 12:49 pm

      And modern day primitive.

  11. Spike1033 says

    Mar 30, 2017 at 6:33 am

    Why does everybody take these stupid ramblings seriously? The man is obviously not too bright. Yes, we had some of these teachings in the west but that was when we also believed the earth was flat and druids prayed to the sun

  12. utis says

    Mar 30, 2017 at 7:06 am

    This medieval scum ball seems to forget where he was the first 9 months of his existence. Which raises the question: are pregnant women forbidden in mosques? The bearers of new jihadis?

  13. Angemon says

    Mar 30, 2017 at 7:11 am

    There is a scientific reason behind the instruction that woman should not enter temples during this period.

    Oh, a “scientific” reason, eh? Please, explain – I’d love to hear the “scientific” “explanation” of why women during menstruation shouldn’t enter temples, especially the part that specifies temples alone.

  14. Carolyne says

    Mar 30, 2017 at 10:06 am

    Muslim men are “Impure” at all times and should be banished to an island somewhere with no women or goats to molest. Filthy beasts.

    • Jeanette says

      Mar 30, 2017 at 12:47 pm

      Carolyne,

      You go, girl!

  15. ontheridge says

    Mar 30, 2017 at 3:39 pm

    How would they enforce this? And what happens if a woman has irregular periods and never knows when it will start? Hey, this might be a good way for a woman to never go to a mosque, just by saying, I think I’m getting my time of the month, continually.

  16. Val; Aversa says

    Mar 31, 2017 at 2:31 am

    With the long histories of old religions and also more modern ones, the intelligence of men particularly in regard to the meanings of these crazy rituals which have to be borne by women, is based primarily on power and sex.
    If they believe in the perfection and greatness of a creator who supposedly made both sexes equal why hasn’t it occurred to them that these laws and rituals are man-made and nothing to do with God? The Koran and all “holy” books were devised by man who is basically corrupt when it comes to power, so of course this is the result. There is nothing wrong with having a Faith as long as people intelligently analyse it and open their minds to our modern knowledge and understanding of science. There really isn’t any excuse to just continue following such stupid ideas. Women will also have to stop being downtrodden, enabling this sort of slave mentality and educate themselves.

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