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Iran Bans Necklaces on Men

Matt Cantor — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:19:36 CDT

Iranian leaders have banned men from wearing necklaces as the latest part of a “moral security plan” against “un-Islamic” trends. Under the plan, the country is cracking down on short pants and loose headscarves on women and certain hairstyles on men. The movement is meant to fight “the western cultural...

Meet the New Islamic Facebook

Nick McMaster — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:17:12 CDT

The recent furor over a Facebook page that invited user drawings of Mohammed has spurred a Pakistani man to start an Islamic version of the social-networking site. He founded Millatfacebook.com after Facebook refused to pull the offending page and Pakistan temporarily banned the original site, the New York Daily...

Al-Jazeera Anchors Quit Over Makeup and Hair

Rob Quinn — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:41:00 CDT

Five female broadcast news anchors at al-Jazeera have walked out after complaining that they were harassed by a senior editor who complained about their make-up and their failure to cover their hair. The women—three from Lebanon, one from Syria, and one from Tunisia—say they were the targets of...

Indonesia Cops Hunt Down Women in Jeans

Emily Rauhala — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:56 CDT

Religious police in Indonesia are cracking down on denim. During a raid yesterday,18 women caught riding motorbikes wearing headscarves and jeans were taken into custody and given long skirts to wear. Police also confiscated their pants. "I am not wearing sexy outfits, but they caught me like a terrorist...

France Moves to Ban Burkas

Rob Quinn — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:03:00 CST

Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party has introduced a bill to outlaw the wearing of full-length Islamic veils in public places. Burkas and all-covering niqabs will be banned under the bill, which would fine women who fully cover their face in public, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

French Pool Boots Woman in 'Burkini'

Rob Quinn — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:53:40 CDT

A Muslim woman has been banned from a French public pool for wearing a head-to-toe "burkini" swimsuit, the BBC reports. The woman, who had purchased the suit in Dubai, called the ruling "segregation." Officials cited hygiene rules that prevent swimming clothed, and said it was not because of religious discrimination...

UN Woman: 'Flogging Is Men Behaving Badly'

Mary Papenfuss — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:06:59 CDT

A former UN worker who faces possible lashing in Sudan for wearing pants blasted flogging as an "insult" to humans that has nothing to do with Islam and everything to do with "men mistreating women," she tells the Guardian . Lubna Ahmed Hussein and 12 other women were busted recently as...

France Considers Burka Ban

Harry Kimball — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:01:18 CDT

France’s parliament is making noises about banning head-to-toe Islamic women’s dress such as the burka and niqab, the Times of London reports. Opponents called the the dress “a moving prison” and a “tomb," and say it's cropping up more in big cities. If the burka is “contrary to republican principles,...

Iranian Lawman Blasts Barbie

Rob Quinn — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:42:55 CDT

Barbie, Batman, and Harry Potter have no place in the Islamic Republic of Iran, says the nation's top prosecutor. He warned of the "social danger" that toys and other Western cultural imports pose to his country and has called for a ban, the BBC reports. Barbie is a big seller...