Sudan: 40 arrested for supporting woman who wore pants

Posted by Robert on September 7, 2009 9:49 AM

Ladies, don't wear pants. Don't stick up for a woman who wears pants. Keep silent, and know your place. An update on [1] this story. "40 held for backing trousers woman," from the [2] UKPA, September 7 (thanks to James):

Sudanese police have detained 40 women protesting outside a courthouse in support of a female journalist on trial for wearing trousers in public.

Lubna Hussein's trial was set to resume and she could receive 40 lashes and a fine if found guilty of violating Sudan's indecency law which follows a strict interpretation of Islam....

She has described the law as un-Islamic and oppressive to women....

Un-Islamic?


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/09/sudan-40-arrested-for-supporting-woman-who-wore-pants.html

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[1] http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/027485.php
[2] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gQUEiCrqB9FCNRmoRLKuRbi8VtLA