no͞oz Indonesia’s Clerics Warn Men Not To Wear Dresses On Independence Day By(WikiCommons/Ngguhnangguh)Indonesia’s top Islamic clerical body has told men not to wear women’s clothing during Independence Day celebrations on 17 August, ruling the practice “haram” or forbidden. The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued the warning in early August, and it applies to women dressing as men, too. In plenty of communities, men pull on dresses and hijabs to play football. Reports of physical attacks on gay men have risen alongside it. So a bit of Independence Day drag, the sort that has made villagers laugh for decades, is now being treated as a national security matter.