Fatwa says tomatoes are Christian, warns Muslims of eating them

A Salafist group called the Popular Egyptian Islamic Association in 2012 has posted a warning on Facebook urging its followers not to eat tomatoes because the vegetable (or fruit) is a Christian food. The group posted a photo on its page of a half cut tomato which was giving a look of cross from inside, and wrote a message “Eating tomatoes is forbidden because they are Christian. Click to know the full story.