Islamic State of Iraq tells women: “You must wear full veil”

The jihadist Islamic State militia, which seized large areas of northern Iraq last month, has warned women of the city of Mosul, one of the largest cities in the country, who must wear a full veil, or are at risk of “severe punishment “.

Sunni insurgents who have declared a caliphate in the areas they control in Iraq and Syria were also given guidelines on how much veils such as women’s clothing should be placed. The hands and feet should be covered. They can not use perfume. Should wear loose clothing that does not allow intuit body shapes.

“The conditions imposed on clothes and grooming was only to end the pretext of debauchery resulting from grooming and overdressing,” said the Islamic State in a statement.

“This is not a restriction of their freedom but prevent women from falling into vulgarity and humiliation of being a spectacle in the eyes of those who watch them,” statement continues.

A cleric in Mosul told Reuters that gunmen of the Islamic State came to his mosque and forced him to read his warning by right speakers when the faithful gathered.

“Anyone who is not committed to this duty and be guided by the glamor will be held accountable and faces severe punishment to protect society from harm and to keep the needs of religion,” said State Islamic.

Insurgents, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), have consistently opposed any religious or cultural influence that they consider un-Islamic. This week, the UN has said that the jihadist militia has also ordered all women between the early teens and up to 49 years in the areas it controls in Iraq to be subjected to genital mutilation. This was stated by in charge of humanitarian aid in the country, Jaqueline Badcock.

U.S. military and Iraqi security forces estimate that the Islamic state has at least 3,000 fighters in Iraq, rising to 20,000 when including new recruits from its breakthrough last month.

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