Tue, 7 February 2012
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Candid but demure, an online sex shop for Muslims has been launched in the Netherlands to tap into a demand for erotica that does not offend Sharia law."We had about 70,000 hits in the first four days," founder Abdelaziz Aouragh told AFP of his site that went online last week and claims to be the world's first erotic webshop for Muslims.
The 29-year-old Dutch national said it targets married Muslim couples as an alternative to sites "that focus on pornography and the extravagant side of erotica" -- things forbidden in Islam.
The home page of El Asira, which means "Society" in Arabic, is a sober black and grey street with a line down the centre, inviting women to enter on the left and men on the right.
Once inside, clients can browse in Dutch, Arabic or English through more than a dozen products, mainly massage oils, lubricants and tablets that claim to act as aphrodisiacs.
All ingredients are halal, or "permissible under Islam", said Aouragh, and conspicuously absent are dildos, vibrators and any type of pornography.
"Most of the other products out there have pictures of naked people or foul language -- it was very difficult to find ones that I could use in my business," he said.
Instead, the website shows only photos of boxes, tablets, tubes and bottles -- mainly in pink or blue with the brand's logo, a black flame.
"We have chosen a respectful approach," it says, proclaiming itself "a novelty in the Islamic world".
In the Netherlands -- where Muslims account for five percent of the 16.5 million population -- strains have continued since filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was murdered in 2004 by an Islamic extremist upset over a documentary he made on Muslim women.
"We want to share with other Muslims in a positive way our contribution to a broader view of sexuality and eroticism within the Muslim community," the website says, "for Muslims themselves, as for others."
Photo credits: Kenn!; pinkiwinkitinki
COMPLETELY stupid! They speak with fork tongue!
In Romania musulman cityzens owning commercial spaces forbid to open Erotica shops in the center of Bucharest. See: http://www.erotica.ro
All my western liberal minds people. Firstly, Quran/Allah has given women at high place, as a mother-paradise is under her feet, she has full property rights, protect her from non-husband’s wrong view(most of these till recently do not provide to western women). Secondly, Burqa followers are few numbers in numbers, a Party should not win elections on these base. A party should have more serious issues to win election like jobs, housing, health, financial issues and many other facilities; by banning Burqa you will not get automatically all these facilities. Thirdly, how much open society do westerner want ? You don’t mind seeing women in minimum clothing; majority of women do not want to show their body if their body are bulky, why ?. Now, you have allowed same-sex marriages; may be later some people will want man-animal(female) or women-animal(male) relation to be legalized, and so called open society will reach to such a ugly point ; then European people will insist for Burqa/Viel for all western women
Do they sell blow-up goats? XD
COMPLETELY stupid! They speak with fork tongue!
In Romania musulman cityzens owning commercial spaces forbid to open Erotica shops in the center of Bucharest. See: http://www.erotica.ro
All my western liberal minds people. Firstly, Quran/Allah has given women at high place, as a mother-paradise is under her feet, she has full property rights, protect her from non-husband’s wrong view(most of these till recently do not provide to western women). Secondly, Burqa followers are few numbers in numbers, a Party should not win elections on these base. A party should have more serious issues to win election like jobs, housing, health, financial issues and many other facilities; by banning Burqa you will not get automatically all these facilities. Thirdly, how much open society do westerner want ? You don’t mind seeing women in minimum clothing; majority of women do not want to show their body if their body are bulky, why ?. Now, you have allowed same-sex marriages; may be later some people will want man-animal(female) or women-animal(male) relation to be legalized, and so called open society will reach to such a ugly point ; then European people will insist for Burqa/Viel for all western women
Do they sell blow-up goats? XD
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