Beauty pageant contestants who dispute ban can be charged in Syariah court


PEKAN: The four Muslim women who disputed the National Fatwa Council decision banning Muslim women from participating in beauty pageants can be charged in the Syariah Court.

Deputy president of Pahang Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Muip) Datuk Seri Wan Abdul Wahid Wan Hassan said they could be charged under Syaria law if they participated in the beauty pageant.

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