Wearing the Pants

Charles Oliver | 8.24.2015 6:00 AM

A court in Sudan has sentenced a woman to 20 lashes and a fine for dressing indecently. A judge said that Fardos Al-Toum had violated the law by wearing pants.

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Crackers Boy 11 years ago

Religion of peace.

CB
Fist of Etiquette 11 years ago

Sudan, eh? It's so close to Somalia I would have thought it would be more libertarian about the possibility of visible camel toe.

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