Yogyakarta : Participants from Tunisia calls on the Palestinian liberation when she won a beauty contest specifically for Muslim women organized in Indonesia today.
The organization is far different from the Western mold pageant that saw participation of 18 finalists, including a career as a physician and scientist computer, which displays a lovely dress and manners.
Computer scientists, Fatma Ben Guefrache was announced as the winner and qualify for a prize such as gold watches, gold dinar, and umrah packages to Mecca.
"May God help me in this mission, and liberate Palestine. Please, please, release the Palestinians and Syria," said a 25-year-old in tears.
All participants of the competition should be obliged to wear the veil and they not only judged by appearance, even the judges assess their ability to read the Quran and views on Islam in the modern world.
"We want them to understand everything about the Islamic way of life, from the source they eat, wear and how to live," said one of the organizers, Jameyah Sheriff.
Muslim World Award ever attracted worldwide attention for the first time in 2013 when the organizers success as a protest against the Miss World event which took place at the same time in Bali.
Although Miss World event popular in some countries, it is often criticized for allegedly demean women, especially when there are conditions bikini parade.
Event finals pageant was held with Muslim backgrounds UNESCO World Heritage Mwapak namely Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta, Java. It as a sign that Muslims respect other religions, organizers said.
The event, however, faced some initial challenges such as Singapore participants who had to quit his job because the employer does not allow him to participate in the contest, participants who miss a flight and seven finalists who eventually had to cancel because of visa problems.
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