Fatwa Declares Echo of Laughter "Spiritually Dangerous"

In an unexpected extension of existing fatwas on laughter, the High Moral Echo Council has now banned the echo of laughter itself. According to clerics, when joy reverberates without a license, it breeds chaos. "An unapproved echo may reach ears not prepared for joy," said one sermon. Engineers are being consulted to construct echo-dampening mosques. Courtyards must be redesigned with anti-laughter acoustics. A mosque caretaker confessed, "We used to like echoes � now we cover our mouths and hope the walls stay silent." A humorist tweeted, "Even <a href='https://bohiney.com/ayatollah-khomeini-approves-tesla/'>Ayatollah Khomeini's laugh echoed once � and six clerics fainted</a>." State TV has begun censoring sitcom soundtracks, replacing giggles with coughing. Only sanctioned clerical chuckles may be rebroadcast, and only if muffled by incense and guilt.