A Sudanese woman says she's prepared to be flogged to defend the right to leave her hair uncovered in defiance of a "Taliban"-like law.
Amira Osman Hamed faces a possible whipping if convicted at a trial which could come on September 19. Under Sudanese law, her hair - and that of all women - is supposed to be covered with a "hijab", but Hamed refuses.
The 35-year-old's case has drawn support from civil rights activists and is the latest to highlight Sudan's series of laws governing morality, which took effect after the 1989 Islamist-backed coup by President Omar al-Bashir.
"They want us to be like Taliban women," Hamed said?, referring to the fundamentalist rebel movement in Afghanistan. She is charged under Article 152 which prohibits "indecent" clothing.
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Activists say the vaguely-worded law leaves women subject to police harassment and disproportionately targets the poor in an effort to maintain "public order". Full story...
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Amira Osman Hamed faces a possible whipping if convicted at a trial which could come on September 19. Under Sudanese law, her hair - and that of all women - is supposed to be covered with a "hijab", but Hamed refuses.
The 35-year-old's case has drawn support from civil rights activists and is the latest to highlight Sudan's series of laws governing morality, which took effect after the 1989 Islamist-backed coup by President Omar al-Bashir.
"They want us to be like Taliban women," Hamed said?, referring to the fundamentalist rebel movement in Afghanistan. She is charged under Article 152 which prohibits "indecent" clothing.
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Activists say the vaguely-worded law leaves women subject to police harassment and disproportionately targets the poor in an effort to maintain "public order". Full story...
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