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| Sudanese woman 'faces 40 lashes' | Sudanese woman 'faces 40 lashes' |
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| A Sudanese woman who is due to appear in court in Khartoum says she faces up to 40 lashes for wearing trousers. | A Sudanese woman who is due to appear in court in Khartoum says she faces up to 40 lashes for wearing trousers. |
| The woman, Lubna Hussein - a former journalist who now works for the United Nations - has invited journalists and observers to the trial. | The woman, Lubna Hussein - a former journalist who now works for the United Nations - has invited journalists and observers to the trial. |
| She was arrested in a restaurant in the capital with other women earlier this month for wearing "indecent" clothing. | She was arrested in a restaurant in the capital with other women earlier this month for wearing "indecent" clothing. |
| She said 10 of the women arrested, including non-Muslims, later each received 10 lashes and a fine of $100. | She said 10 of the women arrested, including non-Muslims, later each received 10 lashes and a fine of $100. |
| Ms Hussein and two other women asked for a lawyer, delaying their trials. | Ms Hussein and two other women asked for a lawyer, delaying their trials. |
| Now Ms Hussein has printed 500 invitation cards and sent out e-mails, saying she wants as many people as possible to attend her hearing on Wednesday. | |
| She says she has done nothing wrong under Sharia law, but could fall foul of a paragraph in Sudanese criminal law which forbids indecent clothing. | She says she has done nothing wrong under Sharia law, but could fall foul of a paragraph in Sudanese criminal law which forbids indecent clothing. |
| "I want to change this law, because this law doesn't match in constitution," she told the BBC. | "I want to change this law, because this law doesn't match in constitution," she told the BBC. |
| "It is important that people know what is happening," Ms Hussein is reported to have written on the invitations she circulated. | "It is important that people know what is happening," Ms Hussein is reported to have written on the invitations she circulated. |
| "They will lash me 40 times, and also fine me 250 Sudanese pounds ($100)." | "They will lash me 40 times, and also fine me 250 Sudanese pounds ($100)." |
| The BBC's James Copnall in Khartoum says Ms Hussein is determined to generate as much publicity as she can. | The BBC's James Copnall in Khartoum says Ms Hussein is determined to generate as much publicity as she can. |
| In a related development, a female journalist who wrote an article critical of the way Ms Hussein has been treated has been charged with defaming the police. | In a related development, a female journalist who wrote an article critical of the way Ms Hussein has been treated has been charged with defaming the police. |
| Amal Habbani faces a substantial fine if found guilty, AFP news agency reports. | Amal Habbani faces a substantial fine if found guilty, AFP news agency reports. |