Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe CAIRO, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Islamic clerics in Egypt are debating whether it is acceptable to be naked while having sex. Dr. Rashad Khalil, an expert on Islamic law from al-Azhar university in Cairo, has said that being completely naked during intercourse invalidates a marriage. His ruling was dismissed by other scholars, including one who argued that "anything that can bring spouses closer to each other" should be permitted, the London Guardian reported. Advertisement Another religious scholar suggested it was all right for married couples to see each other naked as long as they don't look at the genitals. He recommended having sex under a blanket. Unlike Christianity, which tends to be squeamish about sex, Islam has a long tradition of talking about it openly, the newspaper said. The Guardian said hundreds of Islamic "fatwa" Web sites have sprung up in which clerics answer all manner of questions that have been sent to them by email, including questions about sex.
