KUALA LUMPUR, June 12—Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today told detractors attacking SEA Games gold medallist Farah Ann Abdul Hadi that they have no right to judge her attire.
The minister took to Twitter this evening to respond to reports of Malaysians on the Internet who were attacking the gymnastics champion over her outfit at the just-ended games, which they claimed exposed her “aurat” or parts of a Muslim’s body that must be clothed.
“In gymnastics Farah wowed the judges and brought home gold. In her deeds only the Almighty judges her. Not you. Leave our athletes alone,” Khairy wrote on Twitter.
Earlier today, Malay Mail Online reported of Muslims who attacked her for showing her “aurat” and the “shape of her vagina” in a leotard despite winning a gold medal at the SEA Games.
Several Facebook users slammed the 21-year-old Malay woman on Buletin TV3’s Facebook page that had uploaded Wednesday a photograph of her in the gymnastics outfit, along with a caption that announced her winning gold in floor exercise in artistic gymnastics.
Both Muslim women and men are prohibited in Islam from exposing their aurat, though criticisms are more often targeted against women.
Singapore news website The New Paper reported that Farah Ann had pulled off a flawless floor routine to score 13.733, beating Indonesia and Vietnam.
The Malaysian athlete also reportedly won three bronze medals and a silver in individual events.
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