Source: Times of India
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 4, 2001: A new dress code to be enforced in the Sharjah Emirate under the “decency law” frowns upon the sari for women and shortpants for men. The local order, No. 1 for 2001, enunciating the code came into effect on September 26 and thousands of multi-lingual leaflets in Malayalam, Urdu, Arabic, English, French, Russian and German are being distributed throughout Sharjah. Sharjah covers 2,590 sq.km and lies in the heart of the UAE, a federation of states. The Emirates won “The Cultural Capital of the Arab World” Award for the year 1998.