Women prosecuted for indecency for wearing summer dresses

[DrLeftover]

7 Jul 2015

Hundreds of lawyers have mobilised to defend two women in Morocco who are being prosecuted for indecency for wearing summer dresses in a souq.

The two young women, hairdressers aged 19 and 23, were harassed by a group of traders as they walked through a souq, or market, in the town of Inezgane near the holiday resort of Agadir.

They were taken to a police station for their own safety, but ended up being forced to stay the night and brought before a court on charges of “offending public morals”.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...-for-gross-indecency-for-wearing-dresses.html


Tell me again about the "war on women" in the US.

 

[Jazzy]

From the article:

As with most Muslim countries, it is common but by no means universal or compulsory for women to wear a head-scarf. Unveiled women in traditional areas - such as a souq in a conservative town - would normally cover their shoulders, arms and legs, but there is no requirement to do so.

So, I'm confused as to why they were arrested on charges of “offending public morals”. Can someone please explain this to me?

 

[beowulf]

cos its a backwards religion that likes to keep women in thier place

 

[DrLeftover]

The country is majority Sunni Islamic, and has been slowly tip toeing toward a more fundamental version of that ever since the 2011 constitution promised much, but delivered little.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

You say fundamental I say real Islam that was originally created.

 

[Webster]

From the article: As with most Muslim countries, it is common but by no means universal or compulsory for women to wear a head-scarf. Unveiled women in traditional areas - such as a souq in a conservative town - would normally cover their shoulders, arms and legs, but there is no requirement to do so.

So, I'm confused as to why they were arrested on charges of “offending public morals”. Can someone please explain this to me?

Its' like morals laws in many countries: some places enforce them strictly, others don't; it really depends on, (a)how strict the morals are adhered to in areas and (b)whether the authorities have other, more pressing things to do.