Monday, August 14, 2006

UK - Passport photo rejected as likely to offend Muslims

The Telegraph reports.

A five-year-old girl's passport application was rejected because her photograph showed her bare shoulders.

Hannah Edwards's mother, Jane, was told that the exposed skin might be considered offensive in a Muslim country.
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A woman behind the counter informed them that she was aware of at least two other cases where applications had been rejected because a person's shoulders were not covered.


All those involved calim there is no such requirement. Which makes you wonder about the religion of the person who rejected the photos, doesn't it?

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