re: religion and technology » islam http://religionandtechnology.com "The subjects are cyborg, nature is coyote, and the geography is elsewhere." * Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:57:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://religionandtechnology.com http://religionandtechnology.com/favico.ico re: religion and technology Fatwa Against Body Scans http://religionandtechnology.com/2010/02/20/fatwa-against-body-scans/ http://religionandtechnology.com/2010/02/20/fatwa-against-body-scans/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:05:05 +0000 MOR http://religionandtechnology.com/?p=215 Fiqh Council of North America issues fatwa against airport body scans:

“It is a violation of clear Islamic teachings that men or women be seen naked by other men and women. Islam highly emphasizes haya (modesty) and considers it part of faith. The Quran has commanded the believers, both men and women, to cover their private parts.”

via Portland Humanist Examiner, via USA Today, via Free Press

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