Monday, 21 Dec 2020 04:02 PM MYT
BY RADZI RAZAK
Quoting a verse from the Quran on how women’s beauty should not be put on display and compared, PAS Muslimat (Women) chief Nuridah Mohd Salleh said beauty is a gift from God that must be cared for and protected, and not turned into items in a contest. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 The women’s wing of PAS today joined the chorus of protest against the Miss/Mrs Plus World Malaysia 2020 pageant, saying it is contrary to the moral values of Islam and Malaysia.
Sunday, 20 Dec 2020 12:11 PM MYT
BY EMMANUEL SANTA MARIA CHIN
The organiser of the Miss/Mrs Plus World Malaysia 2020 says its pageants focus on celebrating, promoting and elevating plus-size women s beauty, intelligence and confidence. Picture via Facebook
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 The organiser of the Miss/Mrs Plus World Malaysia 2020 has hit back at accusations claiming its pageants of being hedonistic and exploitative to women, stressing how their objectives of creating awareness and women empowerment could not have been more misconstrued.
The organiser, in its defence, said its pageants intentionally disregarded “trivial” pageant activities like requiring participants to don swimwear, and instead focused on celebrating, promoting and elevating plus-size women s beauty, intelligence and confidence.
Saturday, 19 Dec 2020 05:51 PM MYT
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 Putrajaya-linked Muslim evangelical foundation Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) has said today that it is urging Putrajaya to cancel the Miss/Mrs Plus World Malaysia 2020 pageant scheduled next month.
In a statement today, its chairman Nasruddin Hassan from Islamist party PAS claimed that the event which will see participants from all ethno-religious backgrounds, and not just Muslims, is “hedonistic” and allegedly “exploiting women”.
“Apart from that, the concept of organising such a programme has never been allowed by any religion, especially Islam, because such programmes are more exploitative to women and akin to nourishing to a hedonistic culture by civilisations that have long been extinct,’’ Nasruddin claimed, but did not elaborate on his remark.