Women should wear trousers or be Jailed

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   theirishobserver.posted 12 years ago

   In a bid to implement Islamic Sharia law to the letter, Indonesia's West Aceh district has started giving away long, loose skirts to cover up Acehnese women caught wearing tight jeans.
   
   The westernmost province of Aceh on Sumatra is the sole upholder of sharia law in the predominantly Muslim, but secular Indonesia. The previous local parliament passed a controversial law in September allowing adulterers to be stoned to death.
   
   Wilayatul Hisbah, the Aceh sharia police force, has been conducting raids on unmarried couples caught together as well as gamblers and drinkers. Today, it set up road blocks to search cars and buses for women wearing tight trousers.
   
   Offenders were taken away to a security post and their details recorded. They were briefed on sharia law and instructed to put on one of the 20,000 long skirts the local government ordered from tailors in Jakarta. Offenders were also asked to sign an agreement not to repeat the offence.
   
   West Aceh Regent Ramli Mansyur said the regulation was introduced because he was "embarrassed that the fashion in Aceh has become too open".
   
   The sharia police will spend several months educating locals about the new law. After August, offenders could face a week in jail, Mr Mansyur said.
   
   Although most women were obliging to the clothing swap, some were not too happy.
   
   One 40-year-old housewife said she was enraged when the sharia police stopped her while she was riding a motorbike and asked her to change into a skirt.
   
   "I know I am wearing jeans, but I have a long top, and I don't look like a man, and my jeans are loose," she told the officers, while trying to put on a skirt she had prepared in her bag on top of her jeans.
   
   "Are jeans forbidden by religion?" she said. "I think we can't judge someone's heart from the clothes she wears, because even if she is wearing covered clothes, is it a guarantee that she is a devout Muslim? Look at the mosques, they are empty," she said.
   
   Aceh, on the far western tip of the Indonesian archipelago, is sometimes referred to as the "verandah of Mecca" because the staunchly Muslim province was one of the first parts of the country to turn to Islam.

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      Don Wposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Since when has it become okay to lift an entire article and reproduce it here? A paragraph is okay maybe under fair use, but a cut and paste of the whole thing seems a bit unfair to the original source.
      
      Isn't it more appropriate to link to the original article, so they at least get the traffic from their content.
      
      Of course if you are the author, or you have express permission to reproduce it, ignore the above.

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   Alotaposted 12 years ago

   outragous

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      donotfearposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      
      Outrageous, but true.  there are certain Christian denominations that impose this "standard" on their members, forbidding women to wear 'clothing of a man', or slacks. It even forbids the cutting of woman's hair! So you see, it is happening in all religions.

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   CMHypnoposted 12 years ago

   I'd like to see women impose a law on men that they have to wear short skirts, and then see how they like it!

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   theirishobserver.posted 12 years ago

   CMHypno - men in short skirts - Jesuz No

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      Jeff Berndtposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      You mean kilts?

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   theirishobserver.posted 12 years ago

   At least the kilt if below the knee - I suppose it depends on where you are

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   leebertteaposted 12 years ago

   Women must do what men tell them to because we're the stronger of the sexes!

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   theirishobserver.posted 12 years ago

   WOW - that shoudl go down well

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      leebertteaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Might makes right, no?

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   Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

   The French are banning burkas, Indonesia is banning pants...
   
   The ONLY way for us ALL to get along is for everyone to become desensitized to the sight of the female body.. especially the yummy parts.
   
   Therefore, each and every world government must ban women from wearing any type of clothing at all.. then and only then will these controversies subside.

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      LeanManposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      The desensitization works, I was in the US a few years back and my friends insisted on going to a "tittie" bar every night for a whole month... after the third night the boobs were getting in the way of the sports channel.... lol

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      Abbasangelposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I see your point however I would feel incredibly uncomfortable following your "new law" Greek Philosopher... Particularly if the guys were wearing clothes...

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   Shadesbreathposted 12 years ago

   I swear sometimes it feels like Christians and Muslims are going out of their way to make sure that, no matter what happens, no matter how the majority of people just want to live lives in peace, left alone and leaving others alone,  they're going to force their religions on people who don't want it and create anger and fury in people and, ultimately, make sure we get to that apocalypse prophesy religionists all seem hell bent on self-fulfilling.

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      wildernessposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      There is more than a little truth in that post, Shades.

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    SomewayOuttaHereposted 12 years ago

    I'd probably consider a new 'ride'.
    
    

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    SomewayOuttaHereposted 12 years ago

    or i'd have to ride around like this...
    
    

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       leebertteaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Awww you're cute!

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    theirishobserver.posted 12 years ago

    Brother - whats going on

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       Lisa HWposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       What that picture doesn't show is that that's a male religious leader. 

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    Megavitaminposted 12 years ago

    Let's change all the rules and ban clothing completely!

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       Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Megavitamin I already suggested this idea above, but your comments have to be clarified to read....
       
       "Let's change all the rules and ban FEMALES FROM WEARING clothing completely"
       
       There have been no problems with men's clothing
       
       

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          SomewayOuttaHereposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          i don't know about that..........i have a problem with some.......
          
          

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             wildernessposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             OMG!!  Eyebleach, please!

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    Megavitaminposted 12 years ago

    I believe in equality for all, so if women are banned from wearing clothes, then men should be too.  It's the right thing to do.

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    LeanManposted 12 years ago

    At least they don't have to cover head to foot in an abaya as the women here in Saudi Arabia have to, even the men here have to uphold decency, no bare chests and no shorts showing the knees and above...
    
    Personally I think it is wrong to enforce this on people who do not want to...

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    Baieposted 12 years ago

    Wao You are looking so cute i love it..

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    Baieposted 12 years ago

    http://www.clothingemart.com/womens/trousers

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