Hamas targets women's underwear in modesty drive

Reuters ^ | Jul 28, 2010 | Nidalal Mughrabi

[greatdefender]

The Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip have ordered lingerie shops to display more modesty.

A week after banning women from smoking water pipes in public places, the Hamas-run police force has told stores selling women's underwear to remove scantily-clad mannequins and any posters of racy undergarments.

"These measures have stemmed from complaints and pressure by ordinary people. They have to do with upholding our traditions," police spokesman Ayman Al-Batniji said Wednesday.

Hamas leaders have repeatedly denied any intention to impose Islamic law on the Gaza Strip, home to 1.5 million Palestinians.

But Hamas police have broken up a hip-hop concert in the territory and tried -- unsuccessfully -- to force women lawyers in court and female school students to wear traditional Muslim clothing, a step that drew a public backlash.

Hamas's modesty moves were widely seen by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as attempts to mollify more conservative Islamic factions that have accused the movement of failing to uphold Islamic Sharia law.

[Daffynition]

[Scythian]

Losers all, we should offer refuge to all Islamic women that want to escape such idiocy ...

[dead]

Get rid of the mannequins and display the lacy underthings on young goats.

[WestwardHo]

So what’s new about men targeting women’s underwear?

[Erik Latranyi]

Get rid of the mannequins and display the lacy underthings on young goats.

Islamists can barely keep their hands off the goats without lingerie as it is!

[Colvin]

From Bananas, after the insurgents take over the country...

“EVERY ONE WILL CHANGE THIER UNDERWEAR EVERY HOUR, AND TO MAKE SURE, EVERYONE WILL WEAR THE UNDERWEAR ON THE OUTSIDE!”

[Maverick68]

pigs...

[USMCPOP]

Seeint the title “Hamas targets women’s underwear in modesty drive” made me think of drive-by wedgies.

[RichInOC]

That’s not fair. We know those guys appreciate scantily-clad females.

[mewzilla]

From 2009...

Report lifts veil on trafficking, prostitution of Palestinian women

But by all means, get your knickers in a knot over lacy underthings..

[Daffynition]

[martin_fierro]

His mom must be so proud.

[Slings and Arrows]

Hamas targets women's underwear in modesty drive

Was it insufficiently explosive?

[a fool in paradise]

Jihadist panty raid.

Maybe they are trying to find 72 Jihotties.

[a fool in paradise]

A week after banning women from smoking water pipes in public places, the Hamas-run police force has told stores selling women's underwear to remove scantily-clad mannequins and any posters of racy undergarments.

"It's a mannequin, baby!"

[a fool in paradise]

Even the mannequins have to wear burqas in public.

[Eaker]

No, we have far too many muzzies here as it is.

[TheOldLady]

I guess the women can wear anything they want under the burqas so long as no one ever sees it from the time it’s manufactured until the time it explodes.

[Ramius]

What the... ??