Outrage After Jordan Royal Couple, Crown Prince And Princess Rajwa Al-Saifthe, Spotted Sunbathing In Swimwear
New Age
Islam News Bureau
20 July 2023
• Outrage After Jordan Royal Couple, Crown Prince
And Princess Rajwa Al-Saifthe, Spotted
Sunbathing In Swimwear
• ‘Respect Our Customs!’ Italian Mayor Tells
‘Unhygienic’ Muslim Women To Stop Bathing Fully Clothed At The Beach
• Iran Actress, Afsaneh Bayegan, Sentenced for
Failing to Wear Hijab
• Iran's Morality Police Have Resumed Patrolling
the Street for Women Violating Dress Code
• Afghan Women Protest Against Beauty Parlour Ban
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Outrage
After Jordan Royal Couple, Crown Prince And Princess Rajwa Al-Saifthe, Spotted Sunbathing In Swimwear
Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa
Al-Saifthe
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Daniel
Salami|
19 July
2023
Since
the wedding of Jordan's royal pair, Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and
Princess Rajwa Al-Saifthe, the couple has been laying low to stay away from the
spotlight, but in recent days, they have stirred up a storm in Jordan and the
Arab world.
Paparazzi
photos of the couple sunbathing in swimwear at a resort in Mexico circulated on
social media at the beginning of the week.
The
royal couple, both 29, found themselves at the center of a media storm
following the leak of photos from their seemingly private honeymoon in Mexico.
Despite the paparazzi nature of these pictures taken during their vacation,
they faced criticism on social media for their attire, which some deemed as
immodest and not in line with Islamic values and the royal family's standards
in Jordan.
Alongside
the criticism, there were also online users who jumped to their defense,
arguing that these photos were taken on their private honeymoon and should not
be judged for their choice of attire during their vacation in a foreign
country.
"Some
choose to lead a different lifestyle when abroad - and that's their
right," one user commented. "Whether it is a prince or a princess or
not, they are ultimately human beings, and it is legitimate for them to seek privacy.
Therefore, I view the publication of these photos and the ensuing discourse as
inappropriate."
Other
users also called to respect the privacy of the royal couple, with one Twitter
user stating, "Let them be, mind your own business." When one user accused
the couple of immodesty, another responded, "You're being morally
judgmental, and you speak from a narrow perspective. What does it matter to you
and to them?" As of now, there has been no official response from the
couple or the Jordanian Royal Palace on the matter.
Source: ynetnews.com
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rktnh00s5n
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‘Respect Our Customs!’ Italian Mayor Tells ‘Unhygienic’ Muslim Women To Stop Bathing Fully Clothed At The Beach
The mayor of a seaside town in northern Italy has criticized the
“unacceptable” practice of Muslims bathing in full Islamic dress at beaches
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Thomas
Brooke
July 20,
2023The mayor of a seaside town in northern Italy has criticized the
“unacceptable” practice of Muslims bathing in full Islamic dress at beaches
popular with tourists in the area, claiming such behaviour is both bad
etiquette and unhygienic.
In an
open letter to local Muslims, Anna Maria Cisint, the mayor of Monfalcone, which
is situated on the Gulf of Trieste, said those visiting the town’s beaches and
swimming in the sea should be respectful of Italian customs and not negatively
affect the experience of other beach-goers.
“Whoever
comes from different realities from ours has the obligation to respect the
rules and customs that are in force in the Italian and local context,” wrote
Cisint, who is a member of Matteo Salvini’sLega party.
She
added that the wearing of face veils and swimming in full Islamic dress was
extending “practices of dubious value from the point of view of decorum and
hygiene.”
“Those
who go to these places, the practice of accessing the beach and the water with
clothing other than swimsuits must cease,” the mayor stated, affirming that she
intended to enforce this order with “a specific provision to protect the
general interest of the city and our fellow citizens.”
In the
midst of an unprecedented heat wave and record scorching temperatures, many
Italian residents are flocking to the beaches and cooling off in the sea, and
many Muslim women have been seen bathing themselves while still in Islamic
attire such as burkas and full-body garments.
The
wearing of burkas is a particular sticking point for the Monfalcone mayor, who
stated in her open letter that it “prevents any identification and is evocative
of a fundamentalist view, which is also part of the desire to disregard the
rules and norms of (non-Muslim) countries.”
She
highlighted the large contingent of Muslims originating from Bangladesh, who
constitute “the most numerous presence among foreigners residing in the city.”
Source: rmx.news
https://rmx.news/italy/respect-our-customs-italian-mayor-tells-unhygienic-muslim-women-to-stop-bathing-fully-clothed-at-the-beach/
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Iran
Actress, Afsaneh Bayegan, Sentenced for Failing to Wear Hijab
July 19,
2023
TEHRAN,
IRAN —
TEHREN,
Iran — A court in Iran has given a prominent actress a suspended two-year
prison sentence for failing to wear the compulsory hijab headscarf in public,
local media reported Wednesday.
"Afsaneh
Bayegan was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended over five years, for
wearing a hat and failing to comply with the hijab law," Fars news agency
reported.
The law
requires women to cover their head and neck in public.
The
court also ordered Bayegan to make weekly visits to a psychological center
"to treat the mental disorder of having an anti-family personality"
and to submit a health certificate after her treatment, it said.
The
verdict also bans her from using social media and leaving the Islamic republic for
two years, Fars said.
The
ruling came after the 61-year-old actress appeared at a movie ceremony without
wearing a headscarf and then shared photos on social media.
Wearing
a hijab has been compulsory for all Iranian women since shortly after the 1979 Islamic
revolution.
Bayegan
also had expressed support for last year's protests triggered by the death in
police custody of 22-year-old Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested
in September for allegedly violating the strict dress code.
Bayegan
rose to prominence after the 1979 revolution and is best known for her role in
"Sarbedaran," a television series about Iran's resistance to Mongol
invasion in the 14th century.
Women in
Iran have increasingly flouted the dress code since the protests, and on Sunday
state media reported increased police patrols aimed at catching those ignoring
the law.
https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-actress-sentenced-for-failing-to-wear-hijab/7187849.html
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Iran's
Morality Police Have Resumed Patrolling the Street for Women Violating Dress
Code
July 19,
2023
Less
than one year after protests broke out when 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa
Amini died in custody for allegedly wearing a hijab too loosely, Iran's
Morality Police is resuming its controversial headscarf patrols, the BBC
reports.
The U.S.
State Department has described Iran's Morality Police as an organization that
"arrests women for wearing 'inappropriate' hijab and enforces other
restrictions on freedom of expression."
According
to the BBC, it will begin patrolling the streets again to enforce that women
adhere to a specific dress code under Iranian law, which requires women to
cover their hair with a hijab (headscarf) and wear long and loose clothing that
hides the shape of their bodies.
The move
to resume the patrols comes despite recent protests against it — which began in
response to the death of Amini — who last year was arrested and taken into
police custody after allegedly wearing her hijab too loosely. Hours later, she
was transferred to a hospital in a coma, and she died two days later.
U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told PEOPLE in an
earlier interview that Iranian police claimed Amini suffered from a heart
condition. Her family has disputed that assessment, though, saying she had no
heart ailment and that bruises seen on her body indicated she had been
tortured.
Amini's
death sparked mass protests throughout Iran, with protesters facing violence
and even death themselves.
Hundreds
have been killed and thousands detained during the protests, with the Iranian
government pausing its morality police patrols while reportedly looking to
reassert its force in public life.
As one
means of protest, many women have stopped wearing hijabs altogether — meanwhile
the Iranian government and law enforcement have installed security cameras in
an effort to crack down on those who disobey.
The BBC
reports that Iranian police spokesman Saeed Montazerolmahdi confirmed on Sunday
that patrols had resumed and were meant to "deal with those who, unfortunately,
ignore the consequences of not wearing the proper hijab and insist on
disobeying the norms."
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In
addition to those who have been killed during the protests, Iran has also
executed some protesters following what Amnesty International has called
"a grossly unfair trial that bore no resemblance to meaningful judicial
proceedings."
“These
executions are designed by the Iranian authorities to send a strong message to
the world and the people of Iran that they will stop at nothing to crush and
punish dissent," said Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Deputy
Director for the Middle East and North Africa, in a May 2023 statement.
"In the absence of a robust international response, the authorities will
continue to revel, unabated, in their impunity with lethal consequences for
people in Iran."
https://people.com/iran-morality-police-resumes-headscarf-patrols-7562917
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Afghan Women
Protest Against Beauty Parlour Ban
July 20,
2023
KABUL:
Security officials shot into the air and used firehoses to disperse dozens of
Afghan women protesting in Kabul on Wednesday against an order by Taliban
authorities to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze them out
of public life.
Since
seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred girls and women
from high schools and universities, banned them from parks, funfairs and gyms,
and ordered them to cover up in public.
The
order issued last month forces the closure of thousands of beauty parlours
nationwide run by women — often the only source of income for households — and
outlaws one of the few remaining opportunities for them to socialise away from
home.
“Don’t
take my bread and water,” read a sign carried by one of the protesters on
Butcher Street, which boasts a concentration of the capital’s salons.
Public
protests are rare in Afghanistan — and frequently dispersed by force — but
around 50 women took part in Wednesday’s gathering, quickly attracting the
attention of security personnel.
Protesters
later shared videos and photos with journalists that showed authorities using a
firehose to disperse them as shots could be heard in the background.
“Today
we arranged this protest to talk and negotiate,” said a salon worker. “But
today, no one came to talk to us, to listen to us. They didn’t pay any
attention to us and after a while they dispersed us by aerial firing and water
cannon.”
The
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned the protest
breakup. “Reports of the forceful suppression of a peaceful protest by women
against the ban on beauty salons — the latest denial of women’s rights in
#Afghanistan — are deeply concerning,” it said in a tweet.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1765726/afghan-women-protest-against-beauty-parlour-ban
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