elleAn inspiring and yet scary "you go girl" moment as former UN press officer Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein challenges Sudan's indecent dress law in court. Arrested with 12 other women for the indecent act of wearing pants, she and 2 others chose to go to trial rather than accept the plea 'bargin' of 10 lashes. The defendents hope to have Article 152 removed from the Sudanese code of law, and al-Hussein has stated her intention to take her case to the land's highest court if necessary. Off with her pants!
The NYT coverage--it has a bit more information
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