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Indonesian Province Puts the Kibosh on Tight Pants for Women

by Erin Donnelly (Subscribe to Erin Donnelly's posts)
Posted Oct 28th 2009 at 9:00PM  
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Devie Ramazhana, a 2005 Miss Indonesia finalist from the Aceh Province. Photo: Bay Ismoyo, AFP/Getty Images

Time to put those hot pants and skinny jeans back in the closet -- if you live in Indonesia, that is.

The predominantly Muslim country's Aceh province, which follows the Islamic sharia as its legal code, has announced plans to crack down on women wearing tight pants, reports Reuters.

West Aceh regent Ramli Mansyur told the news agency this week that new laws will demand that women wear Muslim dress, at the risk of having their inappropriate trousers destroyed.

"Trousers are allowed, as long as the woman also wears a long skirt down to her ankles," Mansyur told Reuters. "The fashion has become too open, and it embarrasses me."

Officials will also be taking action against tucking in the new regulations, which reportedly could go into effect in December.
"If a woman wears pants and tucks her top in, that's wrong," Nur Djuned, head of the sharia department, told sources.

"Even if she is wearing a headscarf, her dress can still show her body shape, and that is not perfect Muslim dress."

Though women's wardrobe options will take a hit, their wallets won't. Reuters reports that Mansyur has ordered 7,000 skirts for women who can't afford to purchase approved clothing.

The tight pants ban is just the latest in a string of dress code clampdowns in Muslim countries, including a recent Iranian ban on curvy mannequins and Malaysian protests against Beyonce's provocative concert outfits.

So what do you think? Are these rules reasonable, or do you think the government should keep out of women's closets? Leave a comment!

Indonesia isn't the only one banning tight trousers. Read about this British headmaster's dress code controversy.
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Dingobaby, 10-29-2009, 4:43PM

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Dingobaby

How completely paranoid and sad..

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Cliff, 5-27-2010, 7:43PM

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Cliff

Let's here for women's rights and freedom!

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chris, 10-29-2009, 5:32PM

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and they say Muslims are peaceful, they have a state religion. in America, we have many, and the person has a choice to follow one, or none. freedom of choice. what a repressed people. just think, they would STONE a woman for this!!!

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Muslimah4Life, 10-30-2009, 1:40AM

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When a so-called Christian Nation is forcing people to do things out of FEAR, who is better!? Dumb the people down to complete STUPIDITY or make them think twice about what they are doing to themselves thus preventing future problems. Islam is not backwards other people/culture/nations are...nakedness is intelligence, and modesty is stupidity??? Right?

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Tom Martin, 10-30-2009, 4:34AM

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Yes, Muslimah, nakedness is intelligent and modesty is stupid, in warm weather. We need more vitamin D, it is best to get it from the sun. Arab women especially get too little vitamin D, they often get sick sooner. This predominantly Christian country is stupid not to allow public nudity. I don't mean public sex of course, just normal nonsexual nudity. We should be like some Amazon Indian tribes, hardly any other tribe allows nudity anymore due to these stupid major religions.

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Tina C, 5-29-2010, 10:59AM

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Muslims just have one rule: Be Muslim or Be Dead.

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Tina C, 5-29-2010, 11:37AM

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@Muslimah, you want to talk about "forcing people to do things out of FEAR" do you?

Isn't it true that women are beaten or even killed if they go out of their homes without that head scarf or full-body covering?

But suuuuure...they want to wear that. So they don't get killed!

I have a friend who came to the US 10 years ago from his native Egypt because he was suffering religious persecution.

He's a Coptic Christian, and he was being harassed by all those "peaceful" Muslims.

His cousin and family emigrated here three years ago for the same reason. They didn't want their kids growing up in an Islamic country. They experienced it first-hand!

So understand this - the vast majority of people on this planet don't want Islam.

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BOBHIB, 10-29-2009, 5:48PM

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BOBHIB

America in 20 years if this current crop of politicians in Washington is allowed to continue.

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Steven, 10-29-2009, 5:40PM

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These countries wonder why they are so far behind the rest of world as far as self reliance and industrialization. This is disgusting and sad.

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my98xlclassic, 10-29-2009, 5:58PM

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my98xlclassic

What exactly were you expecting from the third world !

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Muslimah4Life, 10-30-2009, 1:39AM

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America is the only country that owe's the world Trillions-gazillions of dollars, yet they're not considered 3rd world...they use food stamps and other means to keep them running...are they not 3rd world too. Define 3rd world? Cause I would believe America falls perfectly in it! If you need not to borrow you, need not to be called 3rd world. But you borrow plenty more than others, so therefore you are just like the rest of the world...3rd- or maybe even below ALL standards!

You're not a leader but a forcer!

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kb, 5-28-2010, 10:04AM

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Muslimah4Life: it seems that your replies are based more on emotion, than education. You say that the US runs on food stamps? As a social worker, I can assure you that it is not "run" on food stamps. We use these services to HELP those in need, including food stamps, housing, and help for mothers with children who are poor.
We choose to help and support those in need, such that every American has the chance to prosper here. Some people DO take advantage of this system, BUT, as someone who works in social work every single day, I can tell you that most people show gratitude that our country is willing to help....and use it as a stepping stone to start their own, independent lives full of choice and freedom. Your views of America are uneducated and skewed.

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Tina C, 5-29-2010, 10:56AM

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It's really obvious that Muslimah has had about a gallon of the Islamic kool-aid.

Yes, your thinking is backwards. Hey, what's a great way to keep the men under control? Punish the women! Don't demand that men just behave better. Just throw more cloth on the women! Why ask a man to do anything? Keep the women indoors in the dark!

Why is the world suddenly bowing down to Islam? Because of the work of a few extremists? Great, thanks for that, you're letting those terrorists win. You're doing exactly what they want, playing into their hands.

So if you want your kids to grow up under Islamic law (why????) just go ahead and keep kow-tow-ing. And just let them take us back to the stone age.

Muhammad was just a man. Just a man who made himself out to be a god. He was smart, he had good PR, but he was just a man, and an evil one at that.

So go ahead and Fatwah all over me for saying that. You'll just prove my point and your own stupidity.

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Sharon, 10-30-2009, 1:11PM

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In America, one of the founding principles is to keep the government out of religion (and vice versa). This was not the case for many countries historically, where the religion and state were one in the same. In countries like Indonesia, the country's laws are decided by their religion, which is Muslim. How ever this came to be decided upon, I don't know, but it is a fact of the laws of their land. They don't live in a democracy where they are free to choose (and to have the country a church/state was their choice anyway). If I traveled to Indonesia, I would respect the law and obey it, even if I don't agree with it. If it bothered me so much, I am free to not visit. In America, I am free to disagree and choose what I want to wear, as this is a democracy.But if I were an Indonesian resident, I would not be free. My only choices would be to leave the country or stay and abide by the laws of the land. It's sort of ignorant of Indonesian culture to assume our liberties apply to them.

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mezl, 10-29-2009, 8:07PM

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shouldn't grown women be able to decide for them selves what to wear, and how to wear it? and our ancient ancestors and some tribal peoples walked around very nearly naked due to the hot weather, and i'm pretty sure they still lived by good moral codes...

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robynn2o11, 10-29-2009, 8:29PM

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that is freakin crazy dude. just crazy...

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mary, 10-29-2009, 8:56PM

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What stupid ass men those muslims are! dont they want to see women dressed attractively?? they are biting off there nose to spite their face lol... enjoy the women now... dont wait till you die & expect 68 virgins...they may be ugly virgins.. they may be other men hahha. idiots enjoy your life NOW .. laugh dance, sing do all the things NORMAL men do.. what a backward society

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Muslimah4Life, 10-30-2009, 1:39AM

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When you're 50 year old mother dresses like a 13 year old Hannah Montana chick...would you walk down the street with her? Or would you prefer she have some sense to dress accordingly?


What the HELL happened to people's common sense...did it get diluted by this idiot generation!

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rob, 5-28-2010, 11:25AM

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man i dun want 68 virgins, its a blood bath. ill be happy wid juz a few girls who know what they are doing

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Charlie, 5-30-2010, 1:29PM

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Mary this replay is really for muslimah4life how said.
When you're 50 year old mother dresses like a 13 year old Hannah Montana chick...would you walk down the street with her? Or would you prefer she have some sense to dress accordingly?
Muslimah4life now your thinking with the logic of a 13 yr. old. I prefer to live in a country where my mother can dress as she chooses even if it does slightly embarrass me.

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