Kelantan’s hauling up of Muslim women raising public worry


Sending the message across: A signboard showing a ‘modest dress zone’ by the Kota Baru Municipal Council in front of its headquarters.

KOTA BARU: Confusion and anxiety reign following the latest move by the Kelantan Islamic Religious Affairs Department to haul up Muslim women for not wearing the tudung (head scarf) or for being in tight-fitting clothes.

A statement by the state Mufti, calling on non-Muslim women to stop wearing “sexy” clothes during the month of Ramadan, has earlier contributed to the confusion, prompting worry that even non-Muslims would be subjected to regulations governing their Muslim counterpart.

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