Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Look what they've done to Malaysia

It’s one of my favourite countries in the world, but Malaysia is turning too radical for my liking.
It has now issued guidelines urging women not to wear lipstick or 'noisy' high heeled shoes.
The council spokesman for Kota Baru, the capital of Kelantan state which is controlled by the Islamic Party, said the suggestion aimed to protect rape and protect women’s dignity and morals.
He denied reports that the code was compulsory or that women would be fined for breaking it.
"We just distribute pamphlets. Our minimum guideline is they must wear headscarves," said Azman Mohd Daham. "The rest is up to them. If they want to follow the 100 percent Islamic way, it’s up to them."

Two things I’d like to say about this:
I told you so.
And, who said provocative dressing leads to rape or sexual assault. There are a good number of rapes in India and studies have shown that women who were attacked were neither “provocatively dressed” nor had that image. They were attacked only because the men who destroyed them were animals.

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