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…”Do you know when meat prices go up in your town? It goes up when women’s flesh cheapens. Woman’s meat becomes cheap when she bares skin, exposes her thighs like a thumb,” Sadybakas Doolov told a congregation in the capital, Bishkek, earlier this month.
The award-winning mullah, who had served as the head of an Islamic university, called on elderly men to put an end to “this disgrace” and stop women from wearing skimpy outfits.
The comments by Doolov, 53, provoked a lot of angry replies in the predominantly Muslim country after footage of his sermon was shared on social media. Some accused the imam of insulting and discriminating against women and called for a criminal investigation.
The country’s highest Islamic authority, however, is standing by the imam, saying his comments haven’t broken any rules.
The state-backed Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan (DUMK) launched a probe into Doolov’s controversial speech. The DUMK said its investigation found that Doolov’s remarks didn’t violate any Islamic laws, didn’t insult anyone’s honor and dignity, and didn’t interfere with politics. The probe examined Doolov’s speech according to those three criteria, it said.
The agency has also spoken with the imam, who was awarded the DUMK’s prestigious Aikol medal in 2020. According to the DUMK, Doolov’s speech was merely misunderstood by many….
Doolov says the comments made during a 30-minute sermon were taken out of context and misinterpreted by critics. The unapologetic mullah said he meant for people to examine their own moral values and not to “blame authorities or traders for everything.”
“There were some words on why you’re talking about the [high] price of meat but your honor is not offended when women walk around with their naked bodies,” Doolov explained. The imam said he didn’t intend to demean women….
Doolov is active on social media, often sharing videos with his more than 124,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 200,000 subscribers on YouTube.
He reportedly received his religious education at a private madrasah in neighboring Tajikistan in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Doolov also studied philology at the Osh State University in southern Kyrgyzstan.
According to Kyrgyz media reports, Doolov had worked as the head of at least two Islamic schools in Kyrgyzstan. He currently is an imam at a mosque in Bishkek’s Sverdlov district.
…”Do you know when meat prices go up in your town? It goes up when women’s flesh cheapens. Woman’s meat becomes cheap when she bares skin, exposes her thighs like a thumb,” Sadybakas Doolov told a congregation in the capital, Bishkek, earlier this month.
The award-winning mullah, who had served as the head of an Islamic university, called on elderly men to put an end to “this disgrace” and stop women from wearing skimpy outfits.
The comments by Doolov, 53, provoked a lot of angry replies in the predominantly Muslim country after footage of his sermon was shared on social media. Some accused the imam of insulting and discriminating against women and called for a criminal investigation.
The country’s highest Islamic authority, however, is standing by the imam, saying his comments haven’t broken any rules.
The state-backed Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan (DUMK) launched a probe into Doolov’s controversial speech. The DUMK said its investigation found that Doolov’s remarks didn’t violate any Islamic laws, didn’t insult anyone’s honor and dignity, and didn’t interfere with politics. The probe examined Doolov’s speech according to those three criteria, it said.
The agency has also spoken with the imam, who was awarded the DUMK’s prestigious Aikol medal in 2020. According to the DUMK, Doolov’s speech was merely misunderstood by many….
Doolov says the comments made during a 30-minute sermon were taken out of context and misinterpreted by critics. The unapologetic mullah said he meant for people to examine their own moral values and not to “blame authorities or traders for everything.”
“There were some words on why you’re talking about the [high] price of meat but your honor is not offended when women walk around with their naked bodies,” Doolov explained. The imam said he didn’t intend to demean women….
Doolov is active on social media, often sharing videos with his more than 124,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 200,000 subscribers on YouTube.
He reportedly received his religious education at a private madrasah in neighboring Tajikistan in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Doolov also studied philology at the Osh State University in southern Kyrgyzstan.
According to Kyrgyz media reports, Doolov had worked as the head of at least two Islamic schools in Kyrgyzstan. He currently is an imam at a mosque in Bishkek’s Sverdlov district.
