Jacko, wearing a "traditional Arabic women's veil and all-covering gown"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

MANAMA, Bahrain - Pop star Michael Jackson was spotted shopping in a Bahrain mall on Wednesday, hiding his face behind a veil and donning a black robe traditionally worn by women in the Gulf. He was with three children, apparently his own, who also had their faces covered by dark scarves. An unidentified woman accompanied them.

The pop star, who seems to be settling in the Persian Gulf, was seen leaving Marina Mall in the Bahrain capital, holding a child by the hand. On the way out a back door, he shook hands with security guards. The woman — also dressed in the black robe called an abaya, jeans and a scarf that partially covered her face — had the two other children. All three children were wrapped in black scarves and wore yellow shirts and sweatpants or khakis without robes.

Since his June acquittal on child molestation charges in California, Jackson has made several trips to Bahrain as a guest of Sheik Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the son of Bahrain’s king. He reportedly was negotiating a position as a consultant with a Bahrain-based company that plans to set up theme parks and music academies in the Middle East.

On the mall outing, Jackson wore an abaya, pants, a white shirt and men’s shoes. His head and face were wrapped in a black veil and he also wore black gloves.



Michael Jackson, center, wears an abaya, the traditional Arabic women's veil and all-covering gown, and holds the hand of one of his children, also veiled, as they walk toward their car Wednesday behind a shopping mall, in Manama, Bahrain.

[terrya]

1. That's....completely unnecessary

Um...why is he doing that? :shrug:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

2. I've stopped trying to understand.

Our loss seems to be Bahrain's gain, ya know?

:evilgrin:

[Radical Activist]

3. Paparazzi

Where this picture came from. Its one of the few things he does that makes sense to me.

[NV Whino]

4. So, a guy who's allergic to the sun

goes to Bahrain? Smart move. And possibly the explanation of the "dress."