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Sudan women 'lashed for trousers' | Sudan women 'lashed for trousers' |
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Several Sudanese women have been flogged as a punishment for dressing "indecently", according to a local journalist who was arrested with them. | |
Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, who says she is facing 40 lashes, said she and 12 other women wearing trousers were arrested in a restaurant in the capital, Khartoum. | Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, who says she is facing 40 lashes, said she and 12 other women wearing trousers were arrested in a restaurant in the capital, Khartoum. |
She told the BBC several of the women had pleaded guilty to the charges and had 10 lashes immediately. | She told the BBC several of the women had pleaded guilty to the charges and had 10 lashes immediately. |
Khartoum, unlike South Sudan, is governed by Sharia law. | Khartoum, unlike South Sudan, is governed by Sharia law. |
Several of those punished were from the mainly Christian and animist south, Ms Hussein said. | Several of those punished were from the mainly Christian and animist south, Ms Hussein said. |
Non-Muslims are not supposed to be subject to Islamic law, even in Khartoum and other parts of the mainly Muslim north. | Non-Muslims are not supposed to be subject to Islamic law, even in Khartoum and other parts of the mainly Muslim north. |
She said that a group of about 20 or 30 police officers entered the popular Khartoum restaurant and arrested all the women wearing trousers. | She said that a group of about 20 or 30 police officers entered the popular Khartoum restaurant and arrested all the women wearing trousers. |
"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. | "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. |
Ms Hussein said some women pleaded guilty to "get it over with" but others, including herself, chose to speak to their lawyers and are awaiting their fates. | Ms Hussein said some women pleaded guilty to "get it over with" but others, including herself, chose to speak to their lawyers and are awaiting their fates. |
Under Sharia law in Khartoum, the normal punishment for "indecent" dressing is 40 lashes. | Under Sharia law in Khartoum, the normal punishment for "indecent" dressing is 40 lashes. |
Ms Hussein is a well-known reporter who writes a weekly column called Men Talk for Sudanese papers. She also works for the United Nations Mission in Sudan. | Ms Hussein is a well-known reporter who writes a weekly column called Men Talk for Sudanese papers. She also works for the United Nations Mission in Sudan. |