Never ask a woman not to take a selfie, especially if she is Indonesian it seems. Many
Indonesian women declared a social media war on Felix Siauw, a renowned
cleric who issued a fatwa claiming that taking self portraits was a
sin. The women’s response? Launching the hashtag campaign #Selfie4Siauw....
I a tweet stream, the cleric issued a 17-point manifesto in which he outlined the reasons for condemning selfies, according to the website Coconuts Jakarta.“If we take a selfie, sift through and choose our best pose, and then we’re awed and impressed by ourselves - worryingly, that’s called PRIDE. These days many Muslim women take selfies without shame.
There are usually
nine frames in one photo with facial poses that are just - My Goodness -
where’s the purity in women?,”
Siauw wrote.
The 30-year-old cleric has over a million followers on Twitter.
See what some defiant women did below...
The 30-year-old cleric has over a million followers on Twitter.
See what some defiant women did below...
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