13 MAY 2000, Page 28

From Mr Michael Ward Sir: The absurdity of Swedish feminists'

obsession with the supposed aggression demonstrated by their men urinating in a standing position is illustrated by the habit of the Arab male to pee squatting, especially in his native desert environment where there is no porcelain to point Percy at and no con- sideration of domestic hygiene pertains.

Are we seriously meant to infer that the Arab man, of all people, has thus been effectively henpecked?

Michael Ward

Athens, Greece