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Egyptian Man Cuts Off Penis for Love

By SARAH EL DEEB
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CAIRO (June 1) -- A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported Sunday.
After unsuccessfully petitioning his father for two years to marry the girl, the man heated up a knife and sliced off his reproductive organ, said a police official.
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The young man came from a prominent family in the southern Egyptian province of Qena, one of Egypt's poorest and most conservative areas that is also home to the famed ancient Egyptian ruins of Luxor.
The man was rushed to the hospital but doctors were unable to reattach the severed member, the official added citing the police report filed after the incident.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak with the press, added that the man was still recovering in the hospital.
Traditionally, marriages in these conservative part of southern Egypt are between similar social classes and often within the same extended families — and are rarely for love.
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Goodtime46

01:48 AMJul 02 2009

What's wrong with people? Cutting your own penis off never shows anyone anything. The guy's 25 years old... why is he running to mommy and daddy to ask for permission? Time to take control of your own life and move out kid.Eloping>Cutting one's own penis off

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GREENEYEDDANCER1

04:32 AMJun 22 2009

theres a few penis's i'd loe to send to egypt...haha

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WANNABE1484

08:26 PMJun 14 2009

awww, that's so. . . wait. . . that's kinda overreacting, innit? what if they change their minds?? then what? shame to excise a perfectly useful organ. he could've just gotten a chastity belt or something. . . but, love is a powerful thing. i may not agree with his methods, but you've gotta have a little respect for the madness <3

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PoppySeed818

11:06 AMJun 03 2009

Hope the lady yea must suppose to marry forgive his shortcoming.

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StonedPigeon

07:38 AMJun 03 2009

It's time for all you men in California to show the world how committed you are to gay marriage

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06:03 AMJun 03 2009

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Isis2003

12:13 AMJun 03 2009

This guy was stupid for what he did. I know that it is a very conservative society, my mom is from around there. But instead of doing this, he should have stood up to his parents and ran off and married the woman he loves dearly. That is what my husband did with me. His mom did not want her son to marry some poor Egyptian broad, which is what she refered me as and picked a rich girl for him who made him miserable. However, after 9 months of marriage, he dump this rich woman because she cheated on him. He took all her money and married me. We had a huge happy wedding. We have been married 7 years and have 2 girls and are very happy. Eventually she accepted me.

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La80136

12:09 AMJun 03 2009

OUCH!!!!

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DARK FIRE OO7

10:27 PMJun 03 2009

poor guy.........thats a lot of feelings for a woman. i guess thats about the long and short of the post........(oh like you could resist the end joke lol)

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BAM2MICROA

06:31 PMJun 02 2009

Well....it won't be long now.

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A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported Sunday.