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October 29, 2006

CLERICS VS. SHABANA AZMI AND SANIA MIRZI ON MUSLIM WOMEN'S DRESS

On leading Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi, after she said Muslim women need not wear a veil:

"She is a woman who sings and dances and should confine herself to her profession and not speak on things she has no knowlege of."—Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari

see 'Naachne Gaane Waali Aurat' (Outlook India, October 29, 2006)

On tennis star Sania Mirzi:

"The dress she wears on the tennis courts not only doesn't cover large parts of her body but leaves nothing to the imagination."—Haseeb-ul-hasan Siddiqui, leading cleric of the Sunni Ulema Board. See pics here!

see Tennis star deflects clothing row (BBC News, September 9, 2006)

Posted at 11:54 PM in Muslims, women |

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