Lettuce alone

Meet Amina Tarek. She's the one on the right, dressed in a costume stitched together out of ... errr ... lettuce leaves. She is promoting the biodegradable attire as an ecologically sound alternative to the Muslim burqa.

An added bonus, according to Ms Tarek, is that "if you get hungry and can't find a snack, you can always nibble on your sleeve". The theme of the campaign, according to the placard is "Let vegetarianism grow on you."

OK, seriously, Ms. Tarek is actually leading a PETA protest hoping to persuade Middle Eastern meat lovers to go vegetarian. Although her costume drew a lot of attention, police were not amused and officers arrested her and a colleague for not having obtained permission for their little demonstration.

She was released a little later, after Jordanian police realized the protest was about animal rights, not human rights. For her part, Ms. Tarek promised to "turn over a new leaf".