[NEWS] Indonesia yesterday banned Muslim women from wearing clothes, such as tight jeans, trousers and skirts. Jakarta, May 29: A strict Islamic area of Indonesia yesterday banned Muslim women from wearing clothes, such as tight jeans, trousers and skirts. The authorities on Aceh province on northern Sumatra island have stockpiled thousands of long skirts to cover up any of its women caught breaking the hardline ban.Almost all Aceh’s 850,000 odd women wear the jilbab, or headscarf, but many also follow the Indonesian fashion for tight jeans, even if they wear them under a tunic. During raids yesterday, when the ban started, Islamic police caught 18 women riding motorbikes - the mostly Muslim nations’ most used transport - who were wearing traditional headscarves but also had jeans on. Each woman was given a long skirt and her trousers were confiscated. They were released from police custody after giving their identities and being given ‘advice’ from Islamic preachers."
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:06:54 +0000
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