Miss World
A rival to Miss World will crown a pious Muslim woman
By Richard S. Ehrlich — September 16, 2013
(RNS) "We don't just want to shout 'no' to Miss World,” said the pageant's founder Eka Shanti. “We'd rather show our children they have choices. Do you want to be like the women in Miss World? Or like those in Muslimah World?"
Indonesian Muslim clerics: Cancel Miss World pageant
By Richard S. Ehrlich — September 3, 2013
(RNS) The influential Indonesian Ulema Council held a top-level meeting in August and decided the contest should not be held, even though Miss World's organizers agreed to allow contestants to wear wraparound sarongs instead of bikinis.
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