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Television out of bounds for Muslim women
Television out of bounds for Muslim womenLUCKNOW: With ulema calling the shots, life for Muslim women in a minority-dominated town in Bijnor, will never be the same again. Simple and harmless pleasures like visiting friends, a trip to the market or tuning in to their favourite soap could be denied to them. Local clerics have decided to impose a strict ban on "potential corrupting influence on female minds that threaten to violate Islamic tenets". Posted by: john 2005-06-22 |
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