"After endorsing Decency Law we will submit another that obliges women to be veiled", Al Watan daily reported quoting Islamist MP Osama Al-Menawer.
The Decency Law, which is one of the hottest issues due to the numerous discussions by the different media means and social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook, ban swimsuits on the beaches and introduce many other restrictions. The proposal also bans plastic surgery.
Islamist MP Osama Al-Menawer stated that he does not mind proposing a law that forces and imposes upon women to wear hijab in public after approving the decent attire law, local daily reported.
In an Interview to local daily Al Watan, Al-Menawer indicated that the suggestion he submitted doesn't need any clarifications as it is very comprehensible and aims at banning inappropriate clothing on public beaches and islands given that article 49 of the Kuwaiti Constitution stipulates respecting the public traditions. He also criticized conducting plastic surgery, particularly if not needed while stressing that those surgeries should be approved by an honest medical committee.
The second article of the constitution bans men from mingling with women in stadiums, sport galleries, hotels and health clubs. But the items of this article are not enforced, Osama Al-Menawer said to local daily.
However various political activists came forward to speak against the proposed ‘Decency law', which they are saying as an offense to an already conservative society. Submitting a draft law to criminalize ‘indecent’ clothing and behavior in Kuwait reflects the fact that Kuwaiti society is increasingly adopting a regressive mentality, and is an offense to an already deeply conservative society, Kuwait Times reported quoting political activist Muna Al-Fuzai.
She stressed that other important issues need to be tackled in the country. “While there may be incidents that violate Kuwaiti societal norms, they cannot be considered a phenomenon that needs to be countered with the help of legislations and deterrent measures,” said Al-Fuzai
“After the Parliament was dissolved, we expected to see the MPs calling for reforms, and instead they came with other silly issues such as changing article 2 of the Constitution to make Islamic jurisprudence the only source of legislation, or approving a law of decent attire. And now Al-Menawer is stating he wants to propose a draft law for hijab. Kuwaiti women will not allow any changes to our Constitution and we will not let them force any rules on us. We are Muslims and respect our religion and this is a new issue. We refuse to change Kuwait into ‘Kuwaitistan’ as they like,” local daily Kuwait Times quoted Lulwa Al-Mulla, Secretary General of the Women’s Cultural Society.
Recently, the Ministry bans the display of lingerie for sale in shops windows and display of manikin without clothes or its display in immoral manner.
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