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  • Passport photograph of [5 year-ol] girl's bare shoulders rejected 'as it may offend (Guess who)'

    08/13/2006 7:29:23 PM PDT · by aculeus · 94 replies · 3,475+ views
    The Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | August 14, 2006 | By Paul Stokes
    (Filed: 14/08/2006) A five-year-old girl's passport application was rejected because her photograph showed her bare shoulders. Hannah Edwards's mother, Jane, was told that the exposed skin might be considered offensive in a Muslim country. The photograph was taken at a photo-booth at a local post office for a family trip to the south of France. Because of the way the camera was set up, the picture came out showing Hannah's shoulders. The family had it signed and presented it at a post office with the completed form but were told that it would not be accepted by the Passport Office....