And then there are countries sailing in the opposite direction ...
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Malaysia under fire over plan to control what women wear to work
Covering up is an "obligation" under Islam, say religious groups pushing for dress restrictions
The Malaysian Government's plan to introduce a dress code for Muslim women in the workplace has sparked a backlash from women's
rights groups, which accuse officials of acting like "fashion police".
Key points:
- Government wants to extend dress code for women to private sector
- Islamic groups complain about flight attendant and hotel worker outfits
- Women's groups have criticised the move as "dehumanising"
Women in the Muslim-majority country, which has a large population of ethnic and religious minorities, have been barred from government offices
in the past for attire that officials deemed as indecent, such as skirts or shorts.
Women in the public service already have dress regulations, the new rules would extend these to the private sector.
Those who work in the civil service already have to follow regulations that typically prohibit women from wearing sleeveless tops or
skirts above knee level.
But the Government has now said it is in the final stage of drawing up guidelines for Muslim women in the private sector, which will
comply with Islamic principles.
No details have been made public, but Malaysian women's rights groups condemned the dress code.
Here Here! It's about time. Cant have Women thinking and deciding things for themselves, or next thing they will be expecting to control their own lives. Whatever next!
FOCH
France's ban on full-face Islamic veils violates human rights, UN panel says
Anyone wearing a full-face veil in public in France is liable to a fine of $240.
The UN Human Rights Committee says France's ban on the niqab, the full-face Islamic veil, is a violation of human rights and has called on it to review the legislation.
Key points:
- The committee said the ban could lead to women being confined at home
- France said the law was necessary and respected religious freedom
- Countries are not required to implement decisions from the rights panel
France had failed to make the case for its ban, the committee said, and gave Paris 180 days to report back to say what actions it had taken.
Implementation of its decisions is not mandatory, but under an optional protocol of the treaty, France has an international legal obligation to comply "in good faith".The panel of 18 independent experts oversees compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
"The committee was not persuaded by France's claim that a ban on face covering was necessary and proportionate from a security standpoint or for attaining the goal of 'living together' in society," it said.
A French Foreign Ministry spokesman said the law was legitimate, necessary and respected religious freedom.
Also ...
https://teakdoor.com/speakers-corner/...face-veil.html (Germany's Bavaria to ban full-face veil)
https://teakdoor.com/world-news/17656...nurseries.html (Norway to ban full-face veil in nurseries, schools and universities)
...current membership of the UN Human Rights Committee:
COUNTRY TERM EXPIRES IN Afghanistan 2020 Angola 2020 Australia 2020 Belgium 2018 Brazil 2019 Burundi 2018 Chile 2020 China 2019 Côte d’Ivoire 2018 Croatia 2019 Cuba 2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2020 Ecuador 2018 Egypt 2019 Ethiopia 2018 Georgia 2018 Germany 2018 Hungary 2019 Iceland****
Iceland was elected on 13 July 2018 to serve as a member from 13 July 2018 to 31 December 2019 to replace the vacancy left by the United States following its decision to withdraw its membership2019 Iraq 2019 Japan 2019 Kenya 2018 Kyrgyzstan 2018 Mexico 2020 Mongolia 2018 Nepal 2020 Nigeria 2020 Pakistan 2020 Panama 2018 Peru 2020 Philippines 2018 Qatar 2020 Republic of Korea 2018 Rwanda 2019 Saudi Arabia 2019 Senegal 2020 Slovakia 2020 Slovenia 2018 South Africa 2019 Spain 2020 Switzerland 2018 Togo 2018 Tunisia 2019 Ukraine 2020 United Arab Emirates 2018 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2019 United States of America**
The United States resigned its membership in the Human Rights Council , effective 1700 hours EDT, June 19 20182019 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2018
Majestically enthroned amid the vulgar herd
...as it happens, I visited Cote d'Ivoire (Abidjan and up-country many years ago)...I remember wearing a hyper-masculine khaki shirt (Banana Republic) and snake-proof boots...don't recall if I had pants on...
Many that I've seen here, should be REQUIRED to wear them. One cannot help lack of aesthetics, but there is no reason to parade one's ugliness, either. The daily shower and shampoo has held me in good stead for many years now.
Sri Lanka bans face coverings and closes Catholic churches after Easter bombings
Muslim women attend Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2017
Muslim women have been ordered to stop wearing veils in public and Sri Lanka's Catholic churches have been closed as the country imposes strict security measures in the aftermath of the Easter suicide bombings.
Key points:
- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena banned all kinds of face coverings that conceal people's identities
- The emergency law prevents Muslim women from veiling their faces
- The country's Catholic churches were closed after warnings more militants remained on the loose
The closing of all of Sri Lanka's Catholic churches — an extraordinary measure unheard of in the church's centuries on this island off the southern tip of India — came after local officials and the US Embassy in Colombo warned more militants remained on the loose with explosives.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Easter suicide bombings, which were aimed at churches and hotels and killed more than 250 people.
President Maithripala Sirisena also banned all kinds of face coverings that may conceal people's identities.
The emergency law, which takes effect from Monday (local time), prevents Muslim women from veiling their faces.
The decision came after the cabinet had proposed laws on face veils at a recent meeting.
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Bernard manning went to a Muslim strip club.
All the men were yelling "show us your face"
When I first arrived in the sandpit, one of the Saudi papers had a report about how many men were distressed when their new brides were revealed in all the glory on the wedding night. They hadn't seen the bride up to that point.
So the mullahs issued a fatwa saying that they were allowed, pre-engagement, to see ankles, wrists and face as long as a male family member was in attendance.
Such forward thinking.
Should close all the mosques. Better yet, bulldoze them like the chinese. Right OhOh ?
Bulldozing mosques: the latest tactic in China’s war against Uighur culture
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...lture-xinjiang
Have you ever given a thought to the fact that outside of male dominated Islamic countries no woman wears a Burkha. If it was purely a question of choice one would expect it to catch on with non Islamic women.
How may women do you know of that wear it as a matter of choice when it is well established that the pedos book does not require it?
Have you ever thought about the stifling heat that many of these women must have to endure just to wear the hijab and chador and you really think they,ve all decided to make that free choice? It is very obviously not a free choice for many women but a garb meant for their dickless male relatives and husbands to keep them in check.
Must be fun at the Airport ...
... and a bitch at the beach
at least they arn't going to get sunburnt.
from 10 years ago and the cultural integration, on this occasion works. A female Muslin lifesaver, power to her.
^ Can't see them wearing a burka either, newbie David got 1 right out of 4..
the burka is a central west asian thing. know your hijab, chador, niqab, and burka.
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