No Lipstick And High-heeled Shoes For Female Muslim Employees In Kota Baharu

KOTA BAHARU, June 23 (Bernama) -- Female Muslim employees in business premises in the Kota Baharu Municipal Council (MPKB) area are forbidden to wear lipstick and high heel shoes to work.
This directive is contained in a MPKB circular, dated May 25 and signed by its president, Shafie Ismail, which has been distributed to business premises under its area of jurisdiction.
A check by Bernama at the premises found that only a few tenants had received the circular this week while some have yet to receive them.
The circular stated that the directive, targetted at female Muslim employees working in food outlets and other business premises, was issued to prevent incidents like rape and illicit sex as well as to safeguard the moral and dignity of Muslim women in Kelantan.
It states that Muslim women are forbidden to wear thick make-up, like bright coloured lipstick and high-heeled shoes that gave a tapping sound.
For those who insist on wearing high heel shoes, they can do so but with rubber heels.
Attempts by Bernama to contact Shafie for clarification on the directive were futile.
The directive on the wearing of lipsticks and high-heeled shoes are in addition to the wearing of scarves which should cover the chest and not of transparent material, blouse with long sleeves, long and loose blouses and socks.
Those who do not adhere to the regulation can be imposed a compound fine not exceeding RM500
tunku : my God. lipstick and high heel shoes is the coz of rapes. pas is getting crazy and crazier day by day. but the best part is that the pas islamic approach is only certain issues and where it's favour them. just want to ask pas, why only in kota bharu, what about other place or islam is only in kota bharu? i hope pas really think before they acts.