Solok Regency Regulation No. 6 of 2002 on Muslim Dress in Solok Regency

The preamble of this regional regulation acknowledges the constitutional guarantee to freedom of religion, states that the realisation and implementation of Islamic teachings are reflected in the clothes people wear in everyday life, that covering one's aurat (genitals and other parts of the body Islam requires to be covered) is obligatory in Islam, and that communal life that reflects Islam, and efforts to realise a faithful and God-fearing society, requires the implementation of this Regulation.

The regulation mandates that people must wear Muslim dress in government and private-sector offices, state and private schools, universities, educational and non-educational institutions, and at official events. The general public is also encouraged to wear Muslim dress in everyday life, including at general entertainment events.

Men are required to wear long trousers, with either a long- or short-sleeve shirt, while women are required to wear a long-sleeve shirt covering their hips, a skirt or long trousers that reaches the top of their feet, as well as a headscarf that covers their hair, ears, neck, and chest. None of these clothes are to be tight-fitting.

For Muslim students, boys are to wear long trousers, with either a long- or short-sleeve shirt. Girls are to wear a long-sleeve shirt that covers their hips and chest and reaches their knees, a skirt or long trousers that reaches the top of their feet, as well as a headscarf that covers their hair, ears, neck, and chest. Again, none of these clothes are to be tight-fitting.

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