Dubai Launches Drive Against Cross-Dressing
Shadiah Abdullah; 26/5/08
The Dubai Police, in coordination with the Ministry of Social Affairs, have launched an awareness campaign against cross-dressing by young people. The phenomenon of girls dressing and acting like the opposite sex and vice versa has increased among Emirati youth in high schools and colleges, especially during the past five years. Launching the educational campaign, the Dubai Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim said that the phe-nomenon goes against the teachings of Islam. “What is happening among our youth is unnatural and is a result of lack of religious awareness,” he said. Tamim blamed parents saying that they were failing in their duty toward their children because they did not spend enough time with them.
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Tags: Asia, Womens Rights, Young People