PETALING JAYA: Moderation advocates have condemned the statement by preacher Azhar Idrus, who said that Muslim girls are marriageable at age 15 and Muslim women should not take photos in non-Muslim owned photo studios. Azhar added it is haram (prohibited) for teenagers of a marriageable age to befriend men unless the intention is to marry the man. In a question about men keeping photos of other women, Azhar said that Muslim women should not take photos at photo studios owned by non-Muslims. He adds that Azhar's comments about Muslim women only patronising Muslim photographers are illogical and prejudiced. "Muslim and non-Muslim photographers use non-Muslim photographic equipment and both can misuse the photographs they've taken," he argued.

Source: The Star December 28, 2017 12:33 UTC