In difficult times like these - finals to grade, dissertations to write - I appreciate it when stories write themselves:

An Egyptian man said on Wednesday he was offering his 20-year-old daughter in marriage to Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush in Baghdad on Sunday. The daughter, Amal Saad Gumaa, said she agreed with the idea. "This is something that would honor me. I would like to live in Iraq, especially if I were attached to this hero," she told Reuters by telephone.

You know who's really psyched about this? Al-Zaidi's father. And as long as Amal doesn't ever want a divorce or try to commit adultery she should be able to stay not dead. Plus she'd be attached to a guy who elegantly demonstrates mass pathology. Aww!

Anyway, here's a post by Carl where a Palestinian Koran expert expounds about the relative metaphysical purity of male and female urine. I've been saving it for just this kind of special occasion.

References:
* Father offers daughter to shoe-thrower [Reuters]
* Algeria: Sex With Daughters-in-Law Divinely Ordained in Islam [Zippers]
* Pakistani Law Minister: Islam Does Not Allow A Woman To Divorce [MEMRI]
* Pak Taliban kill married woman for 'adultery' [Rediff]
* Of Shoes and Rage [ShrinkWrapped]
* 'Male urine less impure than female urine' [Israel Matzav]

Previously:
* Hey Gals, Check This Out - Israeli Biotech Industry Skyrockets As Women CEOs Lead the Way [Video]
* Hey Gals, Check This Out - If You're In Lebanon You Have To Ignore Sexist Muslim Atrocities And Hysterically Call For Anti-Jewish Genocide Instead
* Hey Gals, Check This Out - Islamism in the Netherlands