Importing a device that can fake a female's virginity should bring the death penalty to those in Egypt, if a scholar has his way.
Abdul Mouti Bayoumi has said that the device that releases a liquid that looks like blood can be likened to spreading vice in society. The act of spreading vice in the Muslim country is punishable by death under Islamic Sharia law.
Bayoumi is a professor at al-Azhar University. He believes that the device is capable of undermining the moral deterrent of fornication.
The Egyptian parliament has also asked for the device to be banned in their nation.
The device is a cheaper alternative to hymen repair surgery. It is made in China and has been reported by
BBC to be on sale for $15 in Syria.
The
device is inserted into the vagina. When it is triggered it emits a small amount of fake blood, making it appear that the woman is a virgin.
In Muslim society premarital sex can bring death and shame to the woman and her family.
