Hamas bans lingerie displays
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Gaza's Hamas rulers have ordered shops in the Palestinian enclave to cover up their mannequins in their latest campaign to enforce Islamic public morality.
A police statement said it was absolutely forbidden to display revealing clothes in front of women's clothing shops.
It also banned dressing rooms and tinted windows.
The new ruling came two weeks after an edict banning women from smoking water pipes in public places was withdrawn after public complaints.
Earlier this year Hamas police broke up a hip-hop concert in the territory.
They also tried, unsuccessfully, to force female lawyers in court and female school students to wear traditional Muslim clothing - a step that drew a public backlash.
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