I was surprised by the bluntness of some of the viewers’ questions. If they hadn’t cited verses from the Quran and the words of the Prophet – peace be upon him – I might have doubted their Islam. One viewer said in astonishment: ‘God bless our venerable sheikh who has shown us that sharia can solve any problem, including the mixing of the two sexes.’ The second caller agreed with the first and said she would breastfeed her male colleagues the next day, so she could mix with them without feeling sinful, something that had been really bothering her.
One of the callers thought the fatwa was wonderful but wondered how she could suckle the family’s Ethiopian driver and make him family, given that he was Christian?
Sheikha Umma al-Qawasim’s voice betrayed her confusion and she continued to ski
