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This Malaysian plus-sized pageant is losing sponsors because of religious controversy

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Malaysian pageant, Miss Plus World Malaysia 2020 is facing an uncertain future due to Islamic political party, PAS.

PAS led organization, Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) pushed for the Malaysian government to cancel the plus-sized oriented pageant scheduled to be held in January 2021.

The YADIM chairperson stated that all religions, especially Islam, would not allow such events to take place. He called such events “exploitative” of women and a form of “hedonistic”…

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Written by: Divya Taery


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