Women banned from touching bananas by Islamic Cleric

Cairo: The Faith Freedom.Org reported that bananas, cucumbers, carrots and zucchini are among the fruits and vegetables that cannot be touched by women according to a ban issued by an unnamed Islamic Cleric based in Europe.

The Cleric said that by not touching these forbidden foods that resembles the male sexual organ women can avoid “sexual thoughts”.

The cleric dictated that women should not even get close to bananas or cucumbers. "If women wish to eat these food items, a third party, preferably a male related to them such as their father or husband, should cut the items into small pieces and serve," the cleric said.

The news about this latest ban against women went viral on the web with liberal muslims feeling enraged and embarrassed.