Gambia obligatory headscarf
World
January 5, 2016 20:28
Over ninety percent of the nearly two million Gambians are Muslims. Last month, President Yahya Jammeh called on the Islamic republic. Thus he rallied his country in the group with Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Mauritania. Jammeh promised initially that there would be no dress code, but now he seems to retrace his steps.
The Gambian president says that the proclamation of the Islamic Republic is a way to cut through the colonial ties with Britain. Nevertheless tourism, especially from western countries, an important pillar of the economy in the paradise-state.
amsterdam - The people of Gambia slowly discover what it's like to live in an Islamic republic. Women working in the public sector in the West African nation-state, shall, as from January 1st required to wear a headscarf.
Over ninety percent of the nearly two million Gambians are Muslims. Last month, President Yahya Jammeh called on the Islamic republic. Thus he rallied his country in the group with Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Mauritania. Jammeh promised initially that there would be no dress code, but now he seems to retrace his steps.
The Gambian president says that the proclamation of the Islamic Republic is a way to cut through the colonial ties with Britain. Nevertheless tourism, especially from western countries, an important pillar of the economy in the paradise-state.
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