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Womens dress with moustaches upsets Saudis
Protesters say the dress could encourage the tomboy culture among Saudi girls
A new womans dress adorned with pictures of mens moustaches has sparked a furor in conservative Saudi Arabia.
The Arabic language daily Al Waqe said it had received calls from many Saudis protesting sale of this dress and urging the authorities to ban it.
The paper said its photographer had spotted the dress in a shop which had put up a large signboard announcing new arrival in both Arabic and English.
It said some of the callers were women who demanded withdrawal of the dress from all shops in the country.
One woman said she had noticed that many girls had bought the dress and that it is becoming popular among local women, the paper said.
Some men called on the Ministry of Commerce to immediately intervene and ban the sale of this dresses on the grounds that it infringes local traditions. Some of them said the dress could encourage the tomboy culture which is already spreading among Saudi girls, the paper added.
Women’s dress with moustaches upsets Saudis - Emirates 24/7
Protesters say the dress could encourage the tomboy culture among Saudi girls
A new womans dress adorned with pictures of mens moustaches has sparked a furor in conservative Saudi Arabia.
The Arabic language daily Al Waqe said it had received calls from many Saudis protesting sale of this dress and urging the authorities to ban it.
The paper said its photographer had spotted the dress in a shop which had put up a large signboard announcing new arrival in both Arabic and English.
It said some of the callers were women who demanded withdrawal of the dress from all shops in the country.
One woman said she had noticed that many girls had bought the dress and that it is becoming popular among local women, the paper said.
Some men called on the Ministry of Commerce to immediately intervene and ban the sale of this dresses on the grounds that it infringes local traditions. Some of them said the dress could encourage the tomboy culture which is already spreading among Saudi girls, the paper added.
Women’s dress with moustaches upsets Saudis - Emirates 24/7