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| 2004-02-27 |
| Swaziland’s absolute monarch has singled out women wearing trousers as the cause of the world’s ills in a state radio sermon that also condemns human rights as an "abomination before God". "The Bible says curse be unto a woman who wears pants, and those who wear their husband’s clothes. That is why the world is in such a state today," King Mswati said.The Times of Swaziland reports the monarch, who reigns supreme in the landlocked country of 1 million where opposition parties are banned, went on to criticise the human rights movement. "What rights? God created people, and He gave them their roles in society," the King said. "You cannot change what God has created. This is an abomination before God." Women on the streets of capital Mbabane are not impressed. "The king says I am the cause of the world’s problems because of my outfit," said Thob’sile Dlamini. "Never mind terrorism, government corruption, poverty and disease, it’s me and my pants. I reject that." King Mswati is Africa’s last absolute monarch. He is currently married to nine wives, with a wedding pending for wife number 10, and has chosen an additional fiancee after reviewing videos of topless maidens performing a traditional Reed Dance ceremony. |
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