Winner of the 2014 World Muslimah Awards Fatma Ben Guefrache of Tunisia speaks in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on November 22, 2014
PRAMBANAN (Indonesia): An eclectic mix of women from around the world competed in the finale of a pageant exclusively for Muslims in Indonesia, seen as a riposte to Western beauty contests.
The women, who include a doctor and a computer scientist, are set to parade in glittering dresses against the backdrop of world-renowned ancient temples for the contest in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.
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