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...pious Muslim woman, one of the greatest challenges of modern life is how to get a good workout. In Iran, of course, the state mandates Islamic dress, so secular and faithful women alike must contend with religious codes that interfere with exercise. But the problem persists for Muslim women throughout the Islamic world and the West. It grabbed headlines this past week when a Paris swimming pool refused entry to a young Muslim woman wearing a "burqini," a swim garment resembling a diving suit. In France the incident falls into a wider political debate over how to reconcile the country...
...Paris for the summer, I have found that it is a rare sight to see women in this traditional Muslim attire. Here, it is doubtful that anyone actually avoids stares by wearing the burka in public, because they do stand out. However, a personal choice of how to dress, even if it does have religious associations, should not be proscribed by the government...
...friends-turned-litigators, I knew we would get along.,Caroline, is a French intern at my company. She’s lived in Korea for almost a year, so in terms of Seoul street smarts, she’s way ahead of me. Last weekend, she bargained a dress down 25 percent—in a boutique...
...photograph taken from the East Berlin side and pasted into the two-page report in the Stasi file shows Jackson in a tight-fitting dark jacket, his hands clasped, and wearing sunglasses and a hat. Next to him is the mystery woman in dark sunglasses and a sleeveless dress. A TV microphone dangles on the right-hand side of the photo...
...returning from private house parties, where drugs, alcohol, dancing and Western music - forbidden under Islamic law - could be found. Such harassment, including jail time and hefty fines, has become a part of daily life. The Basij also stepped up enforcement of the ban against dating, the restrictions on public dress (berating women for letting their hijab reveal too much hair, for instance) and the crackdown on men whom they suspect of being homosexual or of soliciting prostitutes...