With summer’s steamiest days just around the corner, a female activist group in Qatar has launched a campaign to remind tourists and expatriates alike that appropriate dress is still expected.
With summer’s steamiest days just around the corner, a female activist group in Qatar has launched a campaign to remind tourists and expatriates alike that appropriate dress is still expected.
They’re sending the message through print and social media.
Featured are guidelines about what the country’s code of modesty entails and pointers on which body parts are to be covered.
For example, the display of knees and shoulders is to be avoided at all times.
That means the wearing of sundresses, miniskirts, short shorts, and tank tops is frowned upon.
Also clarified in the literature is that leggings are not pants. They are a layer, and thus, should be worn beneath another piece of clothing.
Said the country’s Islamic Culture Center chief of public relations who initiated a previous initiative to teach foreigners about the dress code, “The amount of immodest clothing is growing in public places, especially shopping malls. Such foreigner behavior conflicts with our traditions.”
He also noted that it sets a poor example for the younger generations.
His feelings are shared by other officials in the country.
The latest campaign’s leader expressed her concern that if the youth continue to be exposed to immodesty and the acceptance of modernism, they may begin rebelling against tradition.
