KUALA LUMPUR: After a video of an irate man slapping a Muslim woman across the face for not wearing a hijab in Malaysia was picked up by international news outlets, actress and popular TV host Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor voiced out her concerns regarding the issue.
The Meletop host posted a screenshot of the news report by Daily Mail UK on her Instagram and wrote: “So this is on a UK news portal. Is this how we want other non-Muslim countries to see us?
“Is this how we want to portray Islam and Malaysia towards other people? We want people to know that Islam is a religion that is beautiful, that is tolerating and respectful and when things like this happen, perceptions are changed and Islam get a bad rep.”
The 28-year-old who is also a successful entrepreneur also urged women to stand up for one another should they get treated inhumanely.
“Guys should be protecting women, not using violence in any ways, especially not like this.
“No religion in the world teaches its followers to use violence, definitely not in Islam,” she wrote.