{"id":15365,"date":"2025-07-25T08:35:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/mediterranean-destination-bans-bermuda-shorts-before-mayor-reverses-course\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:35:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:35:38","slug":"mediterranean-destination-bans-bermuda-shorts-before-mayor-reverses-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/mediterranean-destination-bans-bermuda-shorts-before-mayor-reverses-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean destination bans Bermuda shorts before mayor reverses course"},"content":{"rendered":"


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While some tourists may have a “sky’s out, thighs out” attitude toward their swim trunks, one Mediterranean town<\/a> begs to differ.<\/p>\n

The mayor of Cheta\u00efbi, Alegeria, called for longer and looser shorts on men \u2014 issuing\u00a0a decree banning them from walking around in Bermuda shorts.<\/p>\n

“These summer outfits disturb the population. They go against our society\u2019s moral values and sense of decency,” Mayor Layachi Allaoua said, according to The Associated Press (AP).<\/p>\n

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“The population can no longer tolerate seeing foreigners wandering the streets in indecent clothing,” he added.<\/p>\n

The decision sparked a regional debate over religious and traditional attire as opposed to the habits of more open-minded beachgoers.<\/a><\/p>\n

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An Algeria tourism controversy erupted when the mayor of a coastal town banned men from wearing Bermuda shorts on the beach.<\/span> (AP Photo\/Fateh Guidoum)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Officials in the coastal city of Annaba called on the mayor to rescind his order.<\/p>\n

After two days of controversy, the mayor did reverse the order \u2014 saying he wanted to preserve\u00a0“peace and tranquility” for both locals and tourists and that he was not influenced by Islamist pressure, according to AP.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In 2023, 3.3 million people visited <\/a>the North African country of Algeria, according to the tourism ministry.<\/p>\n

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“The population can no longer tolerate seeing foreigners wandering the streets in indecent clothing.”<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Islam is Algeria\u2019s official state religion, with 99% of residents identified as Sunni Muslims, according to the CIA\u2019s World Factbook.<\/p>\n

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Between 1991 and 2002, the Algerian Civil War led\u00a0to more openly visible religious practices in daily life.<\/p>\n

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In 2023, 3.3 million people visited the country of Algeria in North Africa.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Modesty is a foundational virtue of Islamic culture,<\/a> which is intrinsically linked to awara,” notes a study published in the MAQOLAT: Journal of Islamic Studies.<\/p>\n

“The idea of\u00a0awara \u2026 refers to the parts of the body that must be covered to maintain privacy and\u00a0dignity,” the study says.<\/p>\n

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Men should cover their bodies from the navel to the knees \u2014 while women must cover their entire body aside from face and hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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