By Julian Robinson and Corey Charlton Women in Kuwait could be banned from wearing bikinis after plans were approved to outlaw 'nudity' in public places. Tourists and residents would be barred from wearing the two-piece swim suit under proposals for a ban at swimming pools and hotels. The crackdown was approved by the head of the Kuwaiti National Assembly committee, MP Hamdam Al-Azemi. Tourists visiting Kuwait could be banned from wearing bikinis amid proposals for a crackdown on 'nudity' in public places in a country where many women wear traditional clothes covering their bodies (file pictures) Al Arabiya News reports that the Islamist lawmaker has not given a definition for the term ‘nudity’ but, according to the Kuwait Times, issued a statement ‘strongly criticising women dressed in bikinis at some swimming pools, on beaches and in hotels’ adding that the term ‘also includes revealing or improper dress’.
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Kuwait considering ban on bikinis in public places in 'nudity' crackdown
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Move has been approved by country's National Assembly committee
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Politician had 'strongly criticised' women wearing bikinis at swimming pools
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It comes after Qatar advised tourists that leggings were not modest enough for public use
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Women told to avoid wearing garments which are too short or too tight
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