Mother of five, Fatima Ushban, is suing the kotex company for $1.4 million dollars. Really? Well, she claims one of her daughters lost her virginity while using a tampon which has tarnished her young daughter’s body.
“Who will want of my daughter now? Her body has been defiled, she is dirty!” she told local reporters in tears. “What will I do with her? Who will want to marry her now?” she asks about her 11-year-old daughter, visibly distraught by the whole affair.
The family’s attorney claims the product’s packaging did not issue any warning about the possibility of losing one’s own virginity while using the product.
“Why is there no warning that a women’s hymen can be broken when the tampon is inserted into the vaginal region? This is the question we ask” explained Ben Ali Mufta, the family attorney. “The breaking of the hymen and resulting loss of virginity of my client’s daughter will have dire consequences for this young girl for the rest of her life,” he told local reporters. “This is a tragedy that could have been easily prevented had the company taken its responsibilities,” he acknowledged.
Also, local imam, Yasaf Budut sees it as an offensive gesture as he claims the use of tampons is not allowed by Islamic law because it ressembles masturbation.
Budut acknowledges that, “All forms of masturbation are prohibited by Islamic law.” “It is offensive to have this cotton inserted fully in the internal part of the vagina, because it resembles masturbation,” he explains. “The Quran is clear about this: make not your own hands contribute to your own destruction,” he warns, in hope that other young women will avoid such “dangerous and immoral” practices.
But really what is an 11-year-old girl doing with a tampon? If it’s for her monthly flow, there are different brands of pads to select from, I believe. What do you think?
