Topless sunbathing

[tonyc]

Is topless sunbathing for women allowed in Egypt

[tock24]

Was there in May, and noticed that topless sunbathing was done mainly at the hotels, NEVER in public. Tended to be Eastern Europeans, as Brits tend to be a bit more sensitive towards local customs and morals.

[mash]

Tourists are asked to respect local customs and the fact that it is a muslim country and wear appropreate clothing. This includes women not going topless and men and women being suitably dressed in restaurants and in town. Unfortunately there are a few that think that the rules don't apply to them or more likely they don't care and do what they like anyway. A women going topless is unlikely to be challenged, however she will get stared at, will offend some Egyptian people and importantly is likely to be viewed in quite a degrading manner.

[jno]

yes, unlikely to improve Muslims' views of western culture. Likely to be more acceptable at big international hotels where they understand the trade-offs in accepting tourists' morals and accepting their money.

[tonyc]

OK i think i get the picture , thankyou all for the response