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A campaign in Qatar is encouraging expatriates and visitors to cover up and dress more modestly.
Organisers behind "Reflect Your Respect" have launched a social media drive and plan to distribute pamphlets and posters to malls and other public places in Qatar, which will host the World Cup in 2022.
The images at the centerpiece of the campaign depict icons of three women and one man wearing what the drive considers inappropriate clothing. The women are shown wearing a sleveless dress that falls above the knee, a tank top and shorts, and a T-shirt and leggings. The man is depicted in a tank top and shorts.
The fliers call for visitors to "Help us preserve Qatar's culture and values... by covering from shoulders to knees."
They also cite the Qatar penal code, which outlines imprisonment and fines for obscene acts in public.
The Qatar tourism board, which is not affiliated with the current campaign, lists a similar clothing guideline "as a courtesy to both Qataris and Muslims."
Campaign spokeswoman Umm Abdullah told Doha News that the drive is simply asking visitors and expats to respect Qatar's cultural values.
"People say they don't meet enough Qatari people, but this is because we don't want go to these places and see these things," she said. "Our kids as well, we don't want them to end up imitating this -- we want to preserve our traditions and our values. [Expats] have their own places where they don't have to be covered -- but we have the right to go to hospitals, to the market, to the malls, to the beach, without seeing these things."