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Africa North
Women's Unclean Breasts Cause Diarrhoea, Says Egypt Prime Minister Hisham Qandil
2013-02-07
[M.IBTIMES.CO.UK] The inability of women in rural Egypt to clean their breasts is causing a diarrhoea epidemic, according to the country's Prime Minister Hisham Qandil.

Qandil was speaking about the spate of recent epidemics in Egypt's rural communities. During the address, he said he had witnessed children suffering from diarrhoea immediately after they have been breastfed because their mothers were unable to clean themselves probably.

He added that many women in rural Egypt don't even bother to clean their breasts at all before feeding their toddlers.

Qandil made his remarks during an address at a cabinet meeting. Women members present were noticeably uncomfortable as Qandil made the comments.

Qandil previously caused widespread anger by offering a bizarre solution to Egypt's power crisis. He urged the Egyptians to wear cotton clothes and gather in a single room to conserve power.

Qandil, 50, is the youngest Prime Minister of Egypt in the last five decades. He served as the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation before being appointed by President Mohammed Mursi.

Egypt is currently hosting the Islamic Summit attended by the leaders of other Muslim countries.
Posted by:Fred

#15  I've had that, among a few other things over there. Nearly killed me

Amoebic dysentary nearly killed Mr. Wife, too. Trailing daughter #1 and I came home from visiting friends to find my darling mother-in-law sitting in the corner of the living room in the dark, praying. He'd called her to say his goodbyes before they took him to the hospital, just in case. He assumed the sudden, heavy anal blood flow was a bad sign, for some reason... But Daddy looked up the doctor handling his case, and said he was the best in the world for tropical diseases, so I gave over worrying.

Think of us as you enjoy the wonderful food, my dear. Mr. Wife loved his time there.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-02-07 23:35  

#14  Alaska Paul - Hussein Obammer thinks they need protection from those awful warmongering racist Zionists next door. Next question?
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2013-02-07 23:15  

#13  He only once got sick in India: amoebic dysentery, for which he spent two weeks in hospital in Bhopal, with his colleagues considerately calling me every day to lie about his condition.

I've had that, among a few other things over there. Nearly killed me. And the course of three powerful antibiotics wreaked havoc on my natural intestinal flora.

Oh yes, the dessicated fecal matter, what a refined way to express it. Will be back in New Delhi in a month. Can't wait. There's a little place in East Patel Nagar where the beer is COLD and the curry is incendiary. It hurts so good.
Posted by: Secret Asian Man   2013-02-07 18:59  

#12  Gonna need the F-16s and tanks to put down the coming "civil unrest" (read full-scale foot riots)

As for cookbooks, saw one once in the remainder bin titled "You've Had Worse Things In Your Mouth". (memorable due to the enormous black woman clad only in a apron on the the cover) I'm guessing they never sold it in Egypt.
Posted by: SteveS   2013-02-07 15:41  

#11  So, why, exactly is O sending over F-16s to Egypt, when they are broke, out of food, fuel, and no enemies to deal with that really need F-16s? Like, WTF? Am I missing something here?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2013-02-07 15:22  

#10  There are actually safe places you can eat in India, if you can tolerate every dish starting with a half kilo of crushed green chili's.

Mr. Wife loved his time in India -- it's one of his favourite countries, SAM. He brought me home a cookbook. The only other county he brought me a cookbook from was Greece.

He only once got sick in India: amoebic dysentery, for which he spent two weeks in hospital in Bhopal, with his colleagues considerately calling me every day to lie about his condition. But he probably picked that up by touching a surface contaminated with spores, which float through the air over there from the desiccated fecal matter in the streets. Fortunately, India has the world's experts on such things as well, and they sent Mr. Wife home to me cured. One day I would love to go over there and thank them all personally.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-02-07 14:24  

#9  Breast inspectors? Queue starts here...
Posted by: Muggsy Mussolini1226   2013-02-07 13:27  

#8  Remind me again ... why the he** is America giving these clowns foreign aid and defense equipment. WHY ????

Um...opportunity for GRAFT?
Posted by: Marilyn Clolugum3480   2013-02-07 13:15  

#7  You know ... here I was this morning sipping on my coffee and just wondering to myself if Egypt was really being run by a bunch of idiotic bigots. Then this article pops up on the news. Well - that sure clears things up.

Remind me again ... why the he** is America giving these clowns foreign aid and defense equipment. WHY ????
Posted by: Raider   2013-02-07 13:10  

#6  Mr. Wife's first six months in Cairo -- during which he enjoyed alternating food poisoning and dysentery...

Heh. Sounds like my first few visits to India, only a bit worse. There are actually safe places you can eat in India, if you can tolerate every dish starting with a half kilo of crushed green chili's.
Posted by: SAM at Work   2013-02-07 12:40  

#5  Yeah, so wash 'em once in a while.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2013-02-07 12:32  

#4  So TW, I gather he allowed himself the occasional date while in Cairo?
Posted by: Shipman   2013-02-07 12:09  

#3  The water is filthy, there's no tradition of soap, and they wipe their bottoms with their left hands; I do not doubt the minister's testimony. Mr. Wife's first six months in Cairo -- during which he enjoyed alternating food poisoning and dysentery, and lost something like thirty pounds -- were very educational: he learnt that past his lips must go no meat, no salads, bottled water in sealed bottles only that he opened himself, no ice, brush teeth with bottled water only... or liquor, but bread, beer, beans, and unpeeled fruits that he peeled himself were reasonably safe
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-02-07 05:55  

#2  The scary part is that thus far its the US-West that has to appease or accomodate such Islamic thinking, NOT for the Hard Boyz + Clerics to learn modern science or subjects.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-02-07 00:39  

#1  Apparently he's too young - way way W-A-Y WAYYYY TOO YOUNG, for the job???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-02-07 00:36  

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