isha Ajibola
Today in Indonesia, a 21-year-old Nigerian student, Obabiyi Aishah
Ajibola from UNILAG will officially represent Nigeria at Muslimah World
Pageant.
The finale of a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women will take
place in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, in a riposte to the Miss World
contest in Bali that has drawn fierce opposition from Islamic radicals.
Twenty contestants will show off the latest Islamic fashion trends in the
Muslimah World pageant and will also take part in other activities, such as
reciting the Koran, aimed at demonstrating their piety.
“We’re just trying to show the world that Islam is beautiful. We are free
and the hijab (Muslim headscarf) is our pride,” said Ajibola.
The contestants can only enter the competition if they wear a headscarf
and have undergone three days of “spiritual training” in the run-up to
the final in Jakarta, waking up before dawn to pray together and
sharpen their Koranic reading skills.
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