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Sheikh Mtupa urges police to act against women dancing suggestively from wedding vehicles

From Mwananchi · () Swahili

Translated from Swahili and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Coast Regional Sheikh Khamis Mtupa urged police to address women who dance suggestively from the windows of minibuses hired for wedding celebrations.
  • Speaking at a Maulid event in Kibaha, he said such behavior violates social morals and called for early guidance through families, schools, government and religious institutions.
  • Attendees supported his call for public conduct to preserve dignity and provide positive examples for children and young people.

Sheikh Khamis Mtupa, the regional sheikh of Tanzania’s Coast Region, has called on police to intervene when women hired to travel to wedding celebrations dance suggestively from the windows of public minibuses. He said some go further by removing their clothing.

Mtupa made the remarks on Sept. 6, 2026, at the Coast Region’s Maulid celebrations in Kibaha. The event carried the message, “Without good morals, there can be no good nation.” He said wedding celebrations should not be used to excuse behavior that violates social values or degrades human dignity.

Some women hire minibuses to go to weddings, sit in the windows and dance by shaking their waists. Some go as far as removing their clothes. These are acts that violate morals, and the police should consider how to intervene.

· Khamis MtupaHe urged police to respond to behavior he described at wedding celebrations.

“Some women hire minibuses to go to weddings, sit in the windows and dance by shaking their waists. Some go as far as removing their clothes. These are acts that violate morals, and the police should consider how to intervene,” Mtupa said.

Upbringing begins at home. You cannot wait for a child to do something wrong before teaching them. They must receive education, advice and guidance early so they know right from wrong.

· Khamis MtupaHe argued that families must address moral education before problems arise.

He argued that moral decline cannot be addressed only by condemning behavior after it occurs. The response, he said, must begin with family upbringing and the environment surrounding children. “Upbringing begins at home. You cannot wait for a child to do something wrong before teaching them. They must receive education, advice and guidance early so they know right from wrong,” he said.

Mtupa also identified religious education as part of the solution and called for cooperation among the government, families, schools and religious institutions. Some people attending the event backed his position, saying public behavior of this kind should be criticized because it could affect the younger generation. Hadija Shabani said children need both academic and moral education, while Sheikh Ali Mkologorwe, speaking for Tanzania’s senior Muslim leadership, said parents and leaders should set good examples because children learn largely from those around them.

A celebration is joy, but joy should not remove respect. We need to remind one another when we see things going against morals.

· Event attendeeAn attendee supported Mtupa’s call for public criticism of the behavior.
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Originally published by Mwananchi in Swahili. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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