Syrian rebels, who over the weekend toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, announced that they will not require women to dress according to religious rules and have pledged to ensure personal freedoms for all.
“It is strictly forbidden to interfere with women’s choice of clothing or impose any demands regarding their attire or appearance, including requirements for modesty,” the rebels’ central command stated on social media, apparently referring to the covering of women.
The rebels also emphasized that personal freedoms would be guaranteed to all, and individual rights would be respected as the foundation for building a civilized society.
In areas controlled by the opposition since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the vast majority of Muslim women have covered themselves, showing only their faces and hands in public.
The leader of the radical group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Mohammad al-Julani, whose fighters entered Damascus over the weekend, has renounced his previous ties to the terrorist network Al-Qaeda and claims to promote tolerance towards minorities, Klix.ba writes.
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