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Turkish deputy PM asks women to not laugh in public

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ANI Ankara
Last Updated : Jul 30 2014 | 4:45 PM IST

Deputy Prime Minster of Turkey, Bulent Arinc, has made a bizzare comment by saying that women should not laugh out loud in public.

During an Eid el-Fitr meeting, the 66-year-old politician revealed his ideal of the chaste man or woman, saying that they should both have a sense of shame and honor, Hurriyet Daily News reported.

He said that chastity is an ornament for both women and men and that women will know what is haram and not haram, she will not laugh in public and will not be inviting in her attitudes and will protect her chasteness.

Arinc also complained that women talk about unnecessary things on the phone, while giving each other meal recipes or gossip about other things, which sould be done face to face.

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First Published: Jul 30 2014 | 4:32 PM IST

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