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When Ili Aqilah heard about the viral TikTok trend dubbed ‘unboxing Pengantin’ or ‘unboxing bride’, she was appalled. The Malay-Muslim newlywed bride felt it was “TMI” – too much information – and, in this instance, a strange new habit revealing too many private details. “I love TikTok and I’ve learned so much from the platform but this is such a.
The online craze, adopted by many Muslims, involves newlywed grooms filming removal of their brides’ head accessories, including hijabs; one Muslim cleric said a man videoing such an action was akin to ‘selling the wife’.
A new trend seems to have become popular on TikTok nowadays. It is called ‘Unboxing by Husband’.
The trend, which emerged earlier this month, has become popular among Muslim newlyweds in Malaysia.
In the trend, the couples can be witnessed in their bridal outfits on their wedding night in front of a mirror. The groom removes bride’s head accessories. Most of the women can be seen in hijabs in these clips.