"Imagine a girl graduates from school playing rugby but doesn’t know how to cook..."

Rugby too 'rough' and girls should instead study cooking, says UAE council member

Debate sparked at Federal National Council over girls picking sports rather than kitchen skills

"Rugby is too 'rough' for girls who should instead take cooking classes to become the 'perfect housewife', a Federal National Council member has said.

Speaking at an FNC meeting on Tuesday, Salem Al Shehhi, who represents Ras Al Khaimah, said cooking lessons were disappearing from UAE schools, while learners were instead playing a 'dangerous' sport.

'Imagine a girl graduates from school playing rugby but doesn’t know how to cook,' said Mr Al Shehhi during a debate at the UAE's parliament."