Jakarta: Indonesian Muslims have announced to answer back for the ‘Miss World Contest’ by organizing ‘Beauty Contest’ –as defined in Islam this Wednesday. Earlier last week, protests had had been witnessed around the country against the ‘Miss World Contest’. The Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir members had strongly opposed it, stating it to be a display of ‘women skin’. Women had taken to the streets, chanted slogans demanding the ‘Miss World Contest’ to not to happen. Many Islamic Groups appreciated this initiative for “The Muslimah World contest” which is giving true face of Muslim Women.
The government is said to have had provided full support to the organizers of the event. In reaction to it, ‘Beauty Contest’ is being held this week. One of the participants Eka Shanty spoke that we would celebrate the beauty contest that has completely contradictory format than that of Miss World Contest.
There out of 500 women, 20 women would be selected who would recite Quran Majeed and share their stories that how they began to toke Dupattas. Women from Malaysia, Indonesia, Iran, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Burma would take part in the fashion parade which will help the young Muslim women realize that we don’t need to naked ourselves for the purpose. Thousands of women will welcome the Dupatta wearing ladies in the contest.
In the contest, judgment would be based the piousness of a lady, her attractive personality to serve as role model and satisfying her conscience with the western adopted society.