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NEWS ABOUT: whips

whips stories: 2 news summaries

Somali Women Whipped
for Wearing Bras

Underwear 'fraudulently advertises assets' to suitors

Oct 28, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Muslim Shabaab religious enforcers in battered Somalia are finding time to whip Muslim women for wearing bras. They're being punished because the underwear accentuates breasts and in some cases gives a "fraudulent" impression to possible suitors, reports the Independent . "Al Shabaab now orders us to shake our breasts,... More »

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Somalia • Sudan • women • Muslim • Muslim women • lashing • religious police • conservative Islam • whips • bra

Indy's Whip Master Braces for Windfall

Trusty lashmaker is
due for another movie-induced Jones

May 20, 08 8:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Indiana Jones set is again beating down the door of the Washington man who's made most of the bullwhips used in the movie blockbusters, the Seattle Times reports. David Morgan, 82, handcrafted eight more for the fourth installment, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which premieres... More »

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Indiana Jones • Harrison Ford • movies • bullwhips • David Morgan • whips

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