Non-Muslim IIUM students need not wear tudung

PUTRAJAYA: Non-Muslim students from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) are not compelled to wear a tudung to lectures, but must respect Islam and adhere to the university’s dress code.  

Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Shafie Mohd Salleh said he had discussed the matter with IIUM rector Prof Dr Mohd Kamal Hassan, who had clarified that IIUM had separate dress codes for Muslim and non-Muslim students.