Monday, July 10, 2017

Réseau Voltaire -- Hamas bans two-wheelers for women

Hamas bans two-wheelers for women

VOLTAIRE NETWORK  
Police in Gaza (the Palestinian territory governed by Hamas) have banned women from riding two-wheelers. Till now, women driving bikes and mopeds was indeed a rare sight; but female passenger, perched behind the driver of a two-wheeler, was fairly commonplace.
According to Hamas, riding a two-wheeler requires you to wear trousers. But such an edict is somewhat irksome for women who have to wear a long dress. Although not specified in the Law on Road Traffic 2000, a woman riding a two-wheeler will attract a punishment in the form of a fine of 200 shekels (57 US$ dollars).
Colonel Mahar Alli has come out with this statement: “care must be taken not to misinterpret this decision. Hamas is in favour of gender equality and there is no issue of discrimination here. It is a measure of public security”.
Translation
Anoosha Boralessa


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Source : “Hamas bans two-wheelers for women”, Translation Anoosha Boralessa, Voltaire Network, 10 July 2017, www.voltairenet.org/article197089.html
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