The Kelantan state government says it will stop her show if she does not cover up.
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KOTA BARU: After picking on women traders in the markets for not respecting its “aurat” rule, the Kelantan government is now targeting a snake charmer.
A Bernama report quotes a state executive councillor as saying that authorities would stop a snake charming show at the Kelantan Museum if the woman conducting it does not cover the parts of her body deemed as “aurat” under state law.
In Islamic terminology, the “aurat” constitutes those parts of the body that must be covered when one is in the presence of someone of the opposite sex who is not a close family member. There is some controversy as regards which parts of the body should be included.
In the snake charmer’s case, the offending body part is the hair on her head.
Abdul Fattah Mahmood, who heads the State Committee on Local Government, Housing, Health and the Environment, said any show held in the state had to be in compliance with the rules and regulations set by the state government.
“We will instruct her to stop the show if she cannot follow the rules and regulations,” he said.
“We have received reports that she did not cover her aurat. She has to cover it because the show is held at a public place.”
The Kelantan Musuem is holding a month-long snake exhibition. As part of the show, Rahiza Abdul Rahim, 28, charms snakes inside a glass cubicle. She is also known as Baby Andryanna and she is inside the cubicle with 20 snakes.
KOTA BARU: After picking on women traders in the markets for not respecting its “aurat” rule, the Kelantan government is now targeting a snake charmer.
A Bernama report quotes a state executive councillor as saying that authorities would stop a snake charming show at the Kelantan Museum if the woman conducting it does not cover the parts of her body deemed as “aurat” under state law.
In Islamic terminology, the “aurat” constitutes those parts of the body that must be covered when one is in the presence of someone of the opposite sex who is not a close family member. There is some controversy as regards which parts of the body should be included.
In the snake charmer’s case, the offending body part is the hair on her head.
Abdul Fattah Mahmood, who heads the State Committee on Local Government, Housing, Health and the Environment, said any show held in the state had to be in compliance with the rules and regulations set by the state government.
“We will instruct her to stop the show if she cannot follow the rules and regulations,” he said.
“We have received reports that she did not cover her aurat. She has to cover it because the show is held at a public place.”
The Kelantan Musuem is holding a month-long snake exhibition. As part of the show, Rahiza Abdul Rahim, 28, charms snakes inside a glass cubicle. She is also known as Baby Andryanna and she is inside the cubicle with 20 snakes.
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