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Recently women MPs in Kuwait won the right not to wear the Muslim headscarf in Parliament. In many western countries, freedom of dressing for women is a given. But for many Muslim women, they have a dress code to observe. Qory Sandioriva, the current Miss Indonesia (Putri Indonesia) 2009 caused some disquiet when she did not wear a [...] Qory Sandioriva has started to assume duties as Miss Indonesia (Putri Indonesia) 2009. She has just visited Padang in West Sumatra where she presented victims of the recent earthquake with cash, tents and food. Asked why she chose to visit Padang, Qory Sandioriva said it was because she was touched by the plight of these victims. She [...] Aceh has been in the news lately because of Miss Indonesia 2009 (Putri Indonesia) Qory Sandioriva. The controversy over Qory Sandioriva was her decision not to wear a Muslim headscarf for the Miss Indonesia 2009 (Putri Indonesia) contest because “hair is beauty, and I am proud of beauty.” Aceh is the only province in Indonesia granted permission [...] Newly crowned Miss Indonesia 2009 (Putri Indonesia) Qory Sandioriva is trying to defuse the tension caused by her remarks during the contest. In the question and answer stage of the contest, she was asked why, as contestant from Aceh, she did not wear a Muslim headscarf (jilbab) whereas previous contestants from Aceh did just that. That really [...] So Indonesia has chosen its representative for next year’s Miss Universe contest. The 2009 Miss Indonesia (Putri Indonesia) title goes to 18 year old Qori Sandioriva. Well Indonesia has been sending beauty contestants to Miss Universe for years, so there shouldn’t be any controversy, right? Wrong! This year’s winner happens to represent Aceh province. Aceh is unique [...] |
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