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7-3-2009 5:25 AM
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Golkar Party officials rejected accusations by the president’s party that they were trying to exploit Islam for politics; they also denied having anything to do with the recent distribution of leaflets that stated, falsely, that Boediono’s wife was not Muslim, but Roman Catholic.
The fundamentalists are trying to force women to wear the jilbab as an act of submission, and had already done so in various municipalities across the Indonesian archipelago in recent years, Ms. Neng said. For the progressives, she said, wearing the jilbab was an expression of a woman’s right.

“For women in Indonesia, whether they want to wear the jilbab or not is their choice,” said Ms. Neng, who started wearing one five years ago. “It shouldn’t be political.”
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7-3-2009 6:17 AM
foxyarse
In Ireland the men wear headscarves
7-3-2009 8:58 PM
shaor
Thats why I love my home in dublin so much!
7-3-2009 8:58 PM
shaor
Just teasing guy's! don't get on my case!!
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