Sana'a..Houthi militia confiscates 300 marketing photos of women's clothing
English - Tuesday 06 July 2021 الساعة 10:42 am
Sana'a, NewsYemen:
On Monday, the Houthi militia - the Iranian arm in Yemen - carried out a new campaign to pursue identification paper labels on women's fabrics and clothing in a number of clothing stores, malls and commercial centers in Ma'in District, northwest of Sana'a.
According to local sources and clothing workers, the Houthi militia raided dozens of shops on Hayel Street with armed groups operating in the group's ranks.
The sources indicated that armed elements removed the usual paper labels on the covers of women's clothing placed in the countries of production, and they are spread in all countries of the world as marketing guides (offers) for the commodity.
The Houthi militia in Sana'a considered such images immoral, and that displaying them in shops and commercial centers is inconsistent with the slogans of "faith identity, religious values, and authentic Yemeni customs and traditions", alleged in the group's discourse.
The Office of Commerce and Industry in the Capital Municipality acknowledged that its officials had withdrawn, on Monday, July 5, 320 pictures of clothes that it claimed were "immoral", and they were displayed in "a number of clothing stores, centers and malls." On Hayel Street, Sana'a.
Workers selling clothes on an enormous street told Newsmen that they had blurred the features of the face and neck in the pictures of the paper exhibits with broad lines on each picture, in implementation of previous instructions they received from the virtual official authorities in Sana’a, before they were surprised today by a large campaign to remove the posters and withdraw some clothes in their entirety. .
Such practices have been repeated in Sanaa since the coup of the Houthi militia in September 2014, under many names, including “causing to delay victory.” The Houthi militia’s practices towards markets, public places, cafes and personal freedoms in Sana’a are characterized by extremist tendencies that recall the methods of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan.
In earlier times, the militia launched similar campaigns targeting shops selling and sewing women's blazers and gowns in Sana'a, assembling and burning the waist tie, which is part of the skirt's content, and attacking wedding parties and graduation parties for university students.
