Sudanese women flogged for “wearing trousers”

The BBC reported earlier today that 13 women were arrested for “wearing trousers” in a restaurant in Khartoum, Sudan.

Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, says that she and twelve other women are facing 40 lashes.

“I was wearing trousers and a blouse and the 10 girls who were lashed were wearing like me, there was no difference,” she told the BBC’s Arabic service.

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Khartoum, unlike South Sudan, is governed by Sharia law.  Under Sharia law in Khartoum, the normal punishment for “indecent” dressing is 40 lashes.

I am speechless.

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Read the full article at BBC.