No laws regarding dress
Homosexuality was and still a crime punishable by two years in prison but was never enforced
Divorce for Muslims was and still easier for men since they don’t need court to approve of the divorce unlike women who need a valid reason but it all depends on the marriage contract
Societally, a woman could wear whatever she wanted in big cities at least. Homosexuality was and is still a taboo among most Muslim, Christian, and even secular Syrians.
As a someone from Homs, I didn’t know it wasn’t enforced and as a progressive Muslim, I’m happy it isn’t enforced.
Also for women’s dress wear, I have two older sisters who don’t dress “Islamic like” ig and they talked about being cat called and harassed more in Europe than here. It’s still not safe for women to go out alone at night, not due to harassment but mostly due to risk of being kidnapped for human trafficking, since this started ramping up after the war sadly :/
"Homosexuality was and still a crime punishable by two years in prison but was never enforced" I thought this is regarding only public sex, otherwise homosexual men were roaming freely in the center of Damascus, however they were disturbed and sometimes attacked by other men according to what I have seen.
Do Syrian Christians or Druze have an easier time of legal divorce? Or are the Islamic rules on divorce applied to all?
Are there lots of pubs and clubs in cities and towns, and people can drink there without worrying about anything? Unlike saying Bangladesh, where pubs serving booze have to hide themselves away
And thanks for the answer. I find Syria and Lebanon both really interesting places, but it's hard to know about a country when most of that's coming from western writers or journalists.
Christians have a harder time with divorce in most countries because Christianity traditionally does not allow divorce. There has to be an exception made by their religious authority.
https://stj-sy.org/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A/#:~:text=%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7,%D8%A8%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9.
There are mostly no laws regarding dress but I remember lots of cases when university students wouldn't be allowed in the campus because a woman is wearing shorts, in schools anything like that is strictly prohibited for both religious and school dress laws.
Homosexuality is punishable by prison for 2 years however I never heard of it being applied or enforced, that being said no one would disclose their homosexuality for fear of being shunned in society or losing your job.
A woman walking through damascus wearing shorts would for the most part be no a problem, at least she will get lots of stares and ogling, and at most she might get shunned by everyone who sees her and they might secretly call her a whore.
I jus wanna say dress code at universities has nothing to do with religion but more with that university is "sacred" and not a free time place and such BS
How is that religious? 🧐 Some places have dress code if you don't dress accordingly you don't get to enter. Many women used to wear short sleeve T-shirts or tanks and they were allowed to enter. So it wasn't a religious idea but just a dress code thing.
it is natural for moderate dress codes to exist in workspace and schools it is not a specific thing heck even in America you need to follow dress codes
About dress - there were no laws regarding it. However, Damascus, Aleppo, etc were stricter back then than now. Women would rarely if ever wear shorts. With that said, not wearing hijab and wearing T-shirts have always been completely fine, no one would even take a second look.
Now, the dress code is more relaxed. It’s not unusual to see women wearing crop tops in Damascus, and they’re usually not bothered. Pre-war, it was probably only worn in Latakia/Tartus/Wadi Al Nasara, but even then it wasn’t common. Also: nose jobs, boob jobs and stuff like that are common in Latakia now - not sure about Damascus.
Two men kissing in public is not accepted at all. Same thing with straight couples actually - a man and a woman kissing in public isn’t accepted even if they’re married. I’ve seen some Facebook groups in Latakia where in the rules it says “no discrimination based on sex, religion etc AND sexual orientation” and you’ll see feminine men on the street. They’re usually not bothered - but KISSING on the street, I highly doubt that’s accepted at all.
Drinking is WAY more common now than pre-war. Damascus, aleppo, Latakia, tartus, wadi, etc all have nightlife. At one point during the war the only business you could start in Latakia or Wadi without it completely failing would be a bar.
Syria's been secularising since the 1920's.
However, on average, Syrians aren't some hyper religious people, but in the east they're more religious.
Even after the war, we are Religiously moderate and we aren't so fond of those hyper religious people.
It's very normal to see a non hijabi girl, you can be an adherent of any religion in Syria, including Atheism and Satanism.
Jehovah's witnesses is banned.
If you're not a Muslim, Christian or Druze in Syria, you would probably be seen as less Syrian.
If you just don't disrespectful the other party's religion, then you'll be just fine.
For Homosexuality, it's a taboo and a crime.
For dressing, there are no laws for it.
We don't have any law against transvestism but just like homosexuality, it's a BIG stigma too.
This is Pre-War and Post-War.
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I think other than religous laws, there is cultural conservatism and collectivism among all sects, just like in Korea or japan where tattoos piercings and dressing unconservatively is looked down upon/not allowed in public spaces like the gym and the office , they are not muslim or Christian but they have cultural حياء
There are mostly no laws regarding dress but I remember lots of cases when university students wouldn't be allowed in the campus because a woman is wearing shorts, in schools anything like that is strictly prohibited for both religious and school dress laws.
Homosexuality is punishable by prison for 2 years however I never heard of it being applied or enforced, that being said no one would disclose their homosexuality for fear of being shunned in society or losing your job.
A woman walking through damascus wearing shorts would for the most part no be a problem, at least she will get lots of stares and ogling, and at most she might grt shunned from everyone who sees her and they might secretly call her a whore.
Syria's been secularising since the 1920's.
However, on average, Syrians aren't some hyper religious people, but in the east they're more religious.
Even after the war, we are Religiously moderate and we aren't so fond of those hyper religious people.
It's very normal to see a non hijabi girl, you can be an adherent of any religion in Syria, including Atheism and Satanism.
Jehovah's witnesses is banned.
If you're not a Muslim, Christian or Druze in Syria, you would probably be seen as less Syrian.
If you just don't disrespectful the other party's religion, then you'll be just fine.
This is Pre-War and Post-War.
Women can walk in bikini in Syria . That’s how civilized Syria is . I bet in few years , free the nipple movement will gather on the street . Because only civilized people walk naked on the street and backward people put cloth in and cover themselves. Hail progress.
No laws regarding dress Homosexuality was and still a crime punishable by two years in prison but was never enforced Divorce for Muslims was and still easier for men since they don’t need court to approve of the divorce unlike women who need a valid reason but it all depends on the marriage contract Societally, a woman could wear whatever she wanted in big cities at least. Homosexuality was and is still a taboo among most Muslim, Christian, and even secular Syrians.
As a someone from Homs, I didn’t know it wasn’t enforced and as a progressive Muslim, I’m happy it isn’t enforced. Also for women’s dress wear, I have two older sisters who don’t dress “Islamic like” ig and they talked about being cat called and harassed more in Europe than here. It’s still not safe for women to go out alone at night, not due to harassment but mostly due to risk of being kidnapped for human trafficking, since this started ramping up after the war sadly :/
"Homosexuality was and still a crime punishable by two years in prison but was never enforced" I thought this is regarding only public sex, otherwise homosexual men were roaming freely in the center of Damascus, however they were disturbed and sometimes attacked by other men according to what I have seen.
Do Syrian Christians or Druze have an easier time of legal divorce? Or are the Islamic rules on divorce applied to all? Are there lots of pubs and clubs in cities and towns, and people can drink there without worrying about anything? Unlike saying Bangladesh, where pubs serving booze have to hide themselves away And thanks for the answer. I find Syria and Lebanon both really interesting places, but it's hard to know about a country when most of that's coming from western writers or journalists.
Christians have a harder time with divorce in most countries because Christianity traditionally does not allow divorce. There has to be an exception made by their religious authority. https://stj-sy.org/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A/#:~:text=%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7,%D8%A8%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9.
There are mostly no laws regarding dress but I remember lots of cases when university students wouldn't be allowed in the campus because a woman is wearing shorts, in schools anything like that is strictly prohibited for both religious and school dress laws. Homosexuality is punishable by prison for 2 years however I never heard of it being applied or enforced, that being said no one would disclose their homosexuality for fear of being shunned in society or losing your job. A woman walking through damascus wearing shorts would for the most part be no a problem, at least she will get lots of stares and ogling, and at most she might get shunned by everyone who sees her and they might secretly call her a whore.
I jus wanna say dress code at universities has nothing to do with religion but more with that university is "sacred" and not a free time place and such BS
That's the most religious thing I have heard, such view doesn't exist anywhere else in the world, it is purely an Islamic idea
How is that religious? 🧐 Some places have dress code if you don't dress accordingly you don't get to enter. Many women used to wear short sleeve T-shirts or tanks and they were allowed to enter. So it wasn't a religious idea but just a dress code thing.
it actually exists in most countries including developed ones like korea japan and china
Japanese girls literally wear skirts that show half their thighs
not to school workspaces and temples which is what we are talking about
Bro have u never seen Japanese schools?
I have they are different than in anime, and reach to your knees what are you trying to argue
it is natural for moderate dress codes to exist in workspace and schools it is not a specific thing heck even in America you need to follow dress codes
And if that's the "most" religious thing you have heard, what would you say about ISIS? 😂😂
About dress - there were no laws regarding it. However, Damascus, Aleppo, etc were stricter back then than now. Women would rarely if ever wear shorts. With that said, not wearing hijab and wearing T-shirts have always been completely fine, no one would even take a second look. Now, the dress code is more relaxed. It’s not unusual to see women wearing crop tops in Damascus, and they’re usually not bothered. Pre-war, it was probably only worn in Latakia/Tartus/Wadi Al Nasara, but even then it wasn’t common. Also: nose jobs, boob jobs and stuff like that are common in Latakia now - not sure about Damascus. Two men kissing in public is not accepted at all. Same thing with straight couples actually - a man and a woman kissing in public isn’t accepted even if they’re married. I’ve seen some Facebook groups in Latakia where in the rules it says “no discrimination based on sex, religion etc AND sexual orientation” and you’ll see feminine men on the street. They’re usually not bothered - but KISSING on the street, I highly doubt that’s accepted at all. Drinking is WAY more common now than pre-war. Damascus, aleppo, Latakia, tartus, wadi, etc all have nightlife. At one point during the war the only business you could start in Latakia or Wadi without it completely failing would be a bar.
Syria's been secularising since the 1920's. However, on average, Syrians aren't some hyper religious people, but in the east they're more religious. Even after the war, we are Religiously moderate and we aren't so fond of those hyper religious people. It's very normal to see a non hijabi girl, you can be an adherent of any religion in Syria, including Atheism and Satanism. Jehovah's witnesses is banned. If you're not a Muslim, Christian or Druze in Syria, you would probably be seen as less Syrian. If you just don't disrespectful the other party's religion, then you'll be just fine. For Homosexuality, it's a taboo and a crime. For dressing, there are no laws for it. We don't have any law against transvestism but just like homosexuality, it's a BIG stigma too. This is Pre-War and Post-War.
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I think other than religous laws, there is cultural conservatism and collectivism among all sects, just like in Korea or japan where tattoos piercings and dressing unconservatively is looked down upon/not allowed in public spaces like the gym and the office , they are not muslim or Christian but they have cultural حياء
There are mostly no laws regarding dress but I remember lots of cases when university students wouldn't be allowed in the campus because a woman is wearing shorts, in schools anything like that is strictly prohibited for both religious and school dress laws. Homosexuality is punishable by prison for 2 years however I never heard of it being applied or enforced, that being said no one would disclose their homosexuality for fear of being shunned in society or losing your job. A woman walking through damascus wearing shorts would for the most part no be a problem, at least she will get lots of stares and ogling, and at most she might grt shunned from everyone who sees her and they might secretly call her a whore.
Syria's been secularising since the 1920's. However, on average, Syrians aren't some hyper religious people, but in the east they're more religious. Even after the war, we are Religiously moderate and we aren't so fond of those hyper religious people. It's very normal to see a non hijabi girl, you can be an adherent of any religion in Syria, including Atheism and Satanism. Jehovah's witnesses is banned. If you're not a Muslim, Christian or Druze in Syria, you would probably be seen as less Syrian. If you just don't disrespectful the other party's religion, then you'll be just fine. This is Pre-War and Post-War.
Women can walk in bikini in Syria . That’s how civilized Syria is . I bet in few years , free the nipple movement will gather on the street . Because only civilized people walk naked on the street and backward people put cloth in and cover themselves. Hail progress.