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Lubna Hussein, Standing Up to Sudanese Law on Who Wears the Pants

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has made abundantly clear his views on head scarves and burqas, but if you thought we were through the contentious collision of Islamic law and modern fashion, we're not. On Tuesday, a Sudanese court heard the case against U.N. worker Lubna Hussein, who was taken into police custody with 10 other women, all accused of violating Article 152 of Sudanese law, which prohibits women from wearing pants in public. Islamic law governs much of Sudan, and if found in violation of Article 152, Hussein faces up to 40 lashes. ...

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