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Sudan is in the news again. This time it involves the caning of Silva Kashifa, a 16-year old girl who was charged with wearing indecent clothing and sentenced to 50 lashes of the cane. She was wearing a normal skirt. Remember Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein? She was a widow and former journalist who was charged with wearing indecent clothing, which [...] From January 2010, if you are a Muslim woman and you wear trousers (pants), you may want to be extra careful if you happen to be in West Aceh, Indonesia. District head Ramli Mansur has signed a bylaw that prohibits Muslim women in West Aceh from wearing certain kind of trousers. He said recently: “We have [...] If you are wondering what is Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein (that former journalist who last worked for the UN Mission in Sudan) doing nowadays, here is an update. Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein became a celebrity of sort when she was arrested along with other women at a restuarant for wearing trousers. She was charged under Article 152 of the Sudanese criminal [...] Remember Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, that former journalist who last worked for the UN Mission in Sudan? She was arrested along with several other women at a restuarant and charged wearing indecent clothing (basically a pair of trousers, or jeans)? Several of those ladies were caned for this offense, but Lubna fought it out. In the end, bowing [...] So Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, the former journalist convicted in Sudan for wearing “indecent” clothing (a pair of trousers) has been freed from prison. She was orginally faced with caning (and indeed most of the women caught for the same offense at the same time and place as Lubna Hussein had already been dealt with by caning). [...] So the verdict is out. A court in Khartoum has fined Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein 500 Sudanese pounds (approximately US$200) for wearing ”indecent” trousers. She was not given any lashing of the cane. However the court also ruled that if Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein does not pay the fine, she will have to serve a prison term of one [...] September 7 – that’s the date everyone who is following Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein case in Sudan will be watching out for. Lubna Hussein has a date with a court in Khartoum – the third time – which is hearing a charge against her for indecent dressing in public under Article 152 of the Sudanese criminal laws. [...] |
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