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    Semi-naked store dummies come in for police action in Gaza
    The US News
    Wednesday 28th July, 2010  


    Shops in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza have been told to dress their window mannequins to ensure lingerie is not on show.
    Shops in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza have been told to dress their window mannequins to ensure lingerie is not on show.

    In another campaign to enforce Islamic public morality, Hamas police have decreed it is forbidden to display revealing clothes in women's clothing shops.

    They have also banned dressing rooms and tinted windows.

    Only a short time ago, Hamas rulers in Gaza decreed women should refrain from smoking water pipes in public places.

    They also tried, unsuccessfully, to force female lawyers in court and female school students to wear traditional Muslim clothing.

    Public backlash later caused the rules to be withdrawn.

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    Comments on this story

    By goomba, 07-29-10, 03:32 AM

    Shops in Gaza told to dress store dummies

    so, it begins in Gaza. Gazans, this is what you wanted. live with it.
    By Anonymous, 07-29-10, 03:25 PM

    The mind boggles

    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
    By brynababy, 07-29-10, 04:31 PM

    Islam is an example of morality?!!?

    And the Palestinian who lied that he was a Jew and interested in marriage in order to have sex with the young Jewish woman, would have been hanged or stoned to death if he had done so to a Palestinian woman under Hamas and probably even under Abbas! What backward thinking and behavior!!
    By Anonymous, 07-29-10, 09:05 PM
    This is not what Gazans wanted, they have been hijacked by idiots. I think they really didnt have much choice at the ballots. If something better came along I think they would take it because no one likes to be oppressed like this. I live in a moderate Islamic country and I am muslim, we do not like this actions from Hamas. Everything is radical in that area, Israel, Hamas, all radicals, what do you expect for the people of Palistine? Not to mention Israel wont allow school, hospitals, they just exists. Not educating a population will only breed more stupidity.
    By Anonymous, 07-30-10, 01:36 AM

    People in Palistine just trying to live their lives

    Islam and this israel properganda are as bad as each other.. both sides blame each other and are both guilty of war crimes.. meanwhile there a remany ordinary people that are just trying to live their lives.. As for the big mouths that like to throw stones.. i am lost for words

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