Sharjah: Mannequins will wear only decent clothing under a new dress code which is being enforced by the United Arab Emirates. The Sharjah municipality has urged shopkeepers to abide by a ban that prohibits the display of mannequins with facial features which means they will be headless, said a senior official.

The municipality, in a circular, sent to all shops stated the heads of mannequins be removed and that they are forbidden to wear underwear, to uphold the traditional and religious values of the emirate, said the Gulf News in a report.

"We reinforced the ban because it was a religious issue that raised many complaints from residents, who were against shops displaying men and women's undergarments on realistic mannequins," said Khalid Al Jaberi, head of market control at Sharjah municipality.

The municipality has always been keen on conserving the traditional Islamic values of Sharjah and has already implemented several rules, including the ban on men selling women's undergarments in shops.

Sharjah municipality originally implemented the ban five years ago following a fatwa issued by the Islamic affairs department. However, the ban has been reinforced because several outlets had stopped abiding by the rule.

Source : PTI