Kenya: Mini-skirt 'ban' worries Kenyans
Source:
BBC Anxiety has gripped women in Kenya's port city Mombasa after leaflets hit the streets telling them not to wear mini-skirts or other revealing clothes.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3522391.stm
Submitted on Tue, 03/02/2004 - 01:00
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