![]() |
| Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev |
The president of Kyrgyzstan claims women can become radicalised by wearing Islamic dress
When speaking about a government-backed campaign aimed at getting women out of veils, Almazbek Atambayev said the country's women had been 'wearing
miniskirts since the 1950s, and they never thought about wearing an explosive belt'.
'You can wear even tarpaulin boots on your head, but do not organise bombings.
This is not religion. Let them wear even miniskirts but there must not be any blasts,' he said, according to the BBC.
Mr Atambayev, who is the leader of a country where 80 per cent of the population identify as Muslim, also said donning Islamic dress was not in line with traditional Kyrgyz culture and was a possibly a sign of danger.
He said terrorists were 'insane people' and clothes had the potential to 'change one's thoughts'.



















