Imagine my surprise when I discovered that in some countries women wear trousers. Called pants by many, trousers are leg coverings and were so obviously designed for men.
Lubna Hussein of Sudan was, I note in this morning's Metro, convicted yesterday of public indecency in the Sudan for pants. Using files from the Manchester Guardian and the Associated Press, Metro reports that she was sparred 40 lashes of the whip and instead was fined 200 dollars or a month in jail.
She has said "I will not pay a penny" so it is off to jail she goes.
What a country.
WFDS
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
484...Bluefest Blues
The 2009 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest is happening as we speak and, of course, nimbyism is rampant.
All the papers---Le Droit, Le Sun, Le Citizen, Le Metro---are rife with stories of neighbours who are so angry that these rock and roll bands are playing their music so loud. I mean, like, why can't we have quiet rock and roll?
My friend Lindsay Ferguson, the pride of Belleville, will be making noise this evening at 6 15 on the Subway Stage on Lebreton Flats. Check her and her hot new Le Chateau clothes.
Look for me in my blues sombrero.
WFDS
All the papers---Le Droit, Le Sun, Le Citizen, Le Metro---are rife with stories of neighbours who are so angry that these rock and roll bands are playing their music so loud. I mean, like, why can't we have quiet rock and roll?
My friend Lindsay Ferguson, the pride of Belleville, will be making noise this evening at 6 15 on the Subway Stage on Lebreton Flats. Check her and her hot new Le Chateau clothes.
Look for me in my blues sombrero.
WFDS
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