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Gaza: Hamas repression of women continues

Jerusalem Post report on continuing Hamas repression of women in Gaza:

Hamas to female lawyers: Wear headscarf
— “‘Showing a woman’s hair is forbidden,’ the Hamas-appointed Halabi told The Associated Press. ‘We will not allow people to corrupt morals. This [dress code] will improve work in the courts.'”
— “Palestinian female journalist Asma al-Ghul… “said that many Palestinian women have noticed the presence of the police officers at the beaches and other sites”
— “She said that the talk in the Gaza Strip these days was about Hamas’s intention to impose the hijab on all  female school children from first to 12th grade.”