Hamas has recently started an undeclared campaign to combat Western clothing and hairstyles in the Gaza Strip, alongside other campaigns launched by the Ministry of Culture and the Hamas-affiliated student body to raise awareness and combat Western culture and behavior within the Palestinian community in Gaza.
The Palestinian police have detained dozens of young men for wearing “waist-down jeans” and hair gel, and having “Western” haircuts. This has sparked a wave of protests and public criticism on the part of human rights organizations, as they consider these measures to be an encroachment on personal freedoms without any legal basis.