Like you said, there are more important things then pants.

Not worth making opportunists like sista Lubnan heroes!

There is correct/incorrect clothing in Islam, falling in line with the religion's emphasis on modesty, control of the ego, and moderation. But that's not to say that that justifies lashes for wearing clothing that doesn't fall within the guidelines – when the Prophet SAW never did any such thing, why should we as Muslims?

Also, keep in mind Khalid, that men and women do not wear the same type of "jeans." Male and Female jeans are VERY different. You only have to look at a pair of women jeans to see that it would be very difficult for a man to fit himself into them comfortably.

Furthermore, even if a women did dress like a man, there is nothing in the Islamic legal records that says that she could be punished (much less receive 40 lashes for wearing "pants").

It is true that under shar'iah men and women cannot emulate one another's style; meaning as a man you cannot wear clothing which is distinctively womanly and taking away from your gender-identity as a male. But things aren't as cut and dry as they used to be in the time of the Prophet SAW; gender-specific clothing was far more defined than it is today.

Today, men's clothing and women's clothing, at least in modern European culture, have a lot of similarities but still have their differences. Women's clothing, for the most part, is generally quite different than men's even if the basic themes exist in both fashions – i.e. a shirt and a pair of pants. Additionally, if we're saying that pants are specifically men's clothing and something like a jalabiyya is strictly female's – then what of thobes? Are the men of the Khaleej emulating women in their clothing? No, of course not. It's men's fashion to wear kilts in scotland – does that mean that when a Scottish woman wears a skirt, she's emulating a man? No, of course not.

What is more important is whether or not Islamic guidelines for modesty are being met – are the man and woman's's awra covered? Are their pants and shirts loose-fitting? Etc etc. Even scholars of the Salafi persuasion believe it is permissible so long as the woman is wearing a loose garment over.

But quite seriously, bro, I think our Ummah has bigger issues than pants.

Maybe now she'll get to seek political asylum in Europe. :Live the fast life. YEAH!!