Hamas Bans Male Hairdressers From Women’s Hair Salons

Gaza’s Islamic Hamas government has banned men from working in women’s hair salons as part of its move to impose strict Islamic law and traditions on Gaza’s 1.5 million people.

Critics have said that it is only time before Hamas bans male doctors from treating female patients.

Gaza is an example of how the far extremes of these political movements tend to direct events. Once Hamas took power, religious groups accused the government of being soft on Islamic law and demanded more and more strict measures be applied.

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