When France moved to ban full face veils in public, I was offended as were most Islamic world. On thinking about it, it turned out not such an authoritarian move. France or any other country which are not Islamic have the right to restrict other ‘closed’ cultural practices not in tune with their own culture.
The Islamic countries too insist that only *pure* Islamic culture and practices should be followed in public (in some cases in private too) in their own land. In some countries even adhering to another prophet or a slightly tangential view of the Islamic religion is considered Blasphemy. And it is not that the full face veil or Burkha is the only form of covering accepted in Islam - view more at BBC.
But at Ghana they’ve gone in another direction. They have put a ban on second-hand knickers.
What the heck? Yup, Ghana has officially banned second hand clothing in general, and undergarments in particular. But the people are protesting the ban. It seems the practice is to import the used clothes from Europe and sell them for general use, including undergarments. Yuck!
But then, this used clothes mania prevails even in Delhi and Mumbai at their respective ‘chor bazaar’. The variety, class and quality of clothes there are good - but they are hand me downs from Europe or Russia and some people here too like them.
But lot many like me, stick to Indian cotton or cotton-mix fabrics and thankfully here at Chennai, there is no need for warm clothing.
If only the hand spun cotton was a little less cheaper, people would gladly change over to it. At present, the price of a good hand spun shirt is about 3 times that of cotton blended, textile mill produced shirts. That’s the way the dice rolls.
The Islamic countries too insist that only *pure* Islamic culture and practices should be followed in public (in some cases in private too) in their own land. In some countries even adhering to another prophet or a slightly tangential view of the Islamic religion is considered Blasphemy. And it is not that the full face veil or Burkha is the only form of covering accepted in Islam - view more at BBC.
But at Ghana they’ve gone in another direction. They have put a ban on second-hand knickers.
What the heck? Yup, Ghana has officially banned second hand clothing in general, and undergarments in particular. But the people are protesting the ban. It seems the practice is to import the used clothes from Europe and sell them for general use, including undergarments. Yuck!
But then, this used clothes mania prevails even in Delhi and Mumbai at their respective ‘chor bazaar’. The variety, class and quality of clothes there are good - but they are hand me downs from Europe or Russia and some people here too like them.
But lot many like me, stick to Indian cotton or cotton-mix fabrics and thankfully here at Chennai, there is no need for warm clothing.
If only the hand spun cotton was a little less cheaper, people would gladly change over to it. At present, the price of a good hand spun shirt is about 3 times that of cotton blended, textile mill produced shirts. That’s the way the dice rolls.
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