Put on your pants, ladies

Egypt’s top Islamic authority defended women’s rights to wear trousers in public.

In response to a question deemed by the cleric as “strange and weird”, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa  said that trousers covering women’s bodies are permitted, though they should be loose and not see through. He specified that “stretch” pants were in particular unacceptable.

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Last July, Sudan caused a stir when it flogged 10 women for wearing trousers. One woman, Lubna Hussein, contested penalty and was let off with a fine for public indecency in a trial that garnered international attention.

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Tags: Ali Gomaa, islam, Public indecency, Sudan, Trousers

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