12 March 2012

Proposal of Islamist MP forces hijab on all women – Women activists criticize statement

Parliament recently discussed a ‘decent attire’ draft law, proposed by Islamist MPs who want to ban swimsuits and introduce many other restrictions. Yesterday an Islamist MP made a new extreme statement.

Islamist MP Osama Al-Mnawer stated that he does not mind proposing a law that forces and imposes upon women to wear hijab in public after approving the decent attire law. Women activists criticized this statement. [Kuwait Times] Read more