Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> BD and others.... the custom in Morrocco is to charge > tourists for the right to take pictures of their women. If > possible to charge for pictures of their kids, , men , etc. > Custom is a rather loose term as it is neither law, religion, > nor legally allowed. It is just what they do. > Well that is simply just not the whole truth. It is a possibility that they acted like that in the tourist areas. After 15 years, travelling in my work in muslim coutries, 3 times in Morocco i would advice you all to always ask first before you try to photograph muslim women. You could end up in real trouble doing that. Islam is forbidding pictures of people. The general understanding of this forbid seems to be that it's related to the praying room. If anybody has been into a Mosque they have seen that there is nothing, just calligraphy art. There is a nice theological term for that which i just forgot.... Taking photos of men have rarely been a problem for me so i guess it's a general protective attitude for the women. /HD - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html