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PALESTINE - HAMAS BANS WOMEN'S
UNDERWEAR FROM SHOP WINDOWS
By BLOOMBERG
07/29/2010
The Hamas Islamic movement that controls the Gaza Strip has banned shops from displaying
women’s underwear in their windows, saying it offends public morality.
The prohibition is intended to “restore public morals in Palestinian society,”
according to an e-mailed statement sent Thursday by Hamas police spokesman
Ayman Batniji. “The police will also launch investigations into the conduct of
the store owners to avoid any suspicious behavior with female customers,” the
statement said.
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The ban is the latest measure regulating female modesty
according to traditional Muslim custom enacted by Hamas during the three years
since it seized control of
In October last year, women were forbidden from riding behind men on motor
scooters, and girls in some public schools must wear headscarves and cloaks.
Hamas banned
woman from smoking hookah tobacco pipes in public two weeks ago.
The lingerie order also mandates the removal of scantily clad mannequins from
store windows, as well as keeping shop doors open when women are inside.
Violators of the new regulations will face fines, the statement said.
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