Document #1122183

BBC News (Author)

'Cross-dressers' in Nigeria court

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7246935.stm

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  • 15 February 2008 | BBC News (Author)

    Nigeria

    Northern Nigeria: Trial of 18 men accused of dressing as women in a Sharia court; the 18 are charged with indecent dressing; in ethnic Hausa culture there have been men called Dan Daudu who dressed as women and worked as entertainers at parties; however, nowadays harsher penalties under Islamic law

    'Cross-dressers' in Nigeria court (Media Report, English)

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    Northern Nigeria: Trial of 18 men accused of dressing as women in a Sharia court; the 18 are charged with indecent dressing; in ethnic Hausa culture there have been men called Dan Daudu who dressed as women and worked as entertainers at parties; however, nowadays harsher penalties under Islamic law
    Country:
    Nigeria
    Source:
    BBC News (Author)
    Published:
    15 February 2008
    Original link:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7246935.stm
    Document type:
    Media Report
    Language:
    English
    Document ID:
    1122183 (former ID 91849)

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