KUALA LUMPUR: A Muslim TV anchor's decision to support cancer awareness by chopping off her hair has cost the woman her job at a Malaysian channel, which wants her to grow back her mane to an "acceptable" length before being allowed to resume work.
Popular Malaysian NTV7 news anchor and TV personality Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi has also claimed to have received anonymous calls abusing her for defying a 'fatwa' prohibiting women from shaving their head.
Ras Adiba, who works on a freelance basis for NTV7, cropped her hair on Friday last to show solidarity with The National Cancer Council cancer awareness campaign.
An NTV7 source said Ras Adiba had approached them before getting shorn, and the management had said if her hair was cropped, she would not be allowed to anchor. "We can't put a bald person on air, especially for news and the anchor is a woman. We have to upkeep a certain look."
However, Ras Adiba said she did her research before cutting off her locks, adding that she still had hair and that her scalp could not be seen. "I am answerable to God. Islam is a way of life, and we are told to help people. I am Muslim, I pray five times a day and I love my religion."
Popular Malaysian NTV7 news anchor and TV personality Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi has also claimed to have received anonymous calls abusing her for defying a 'fatwa' prohibiting women from shaving their head.
Ras Adiba, who works on a freelance basis for NTV7, cropped her hair on Friday last to show solidarity with The National Cancer Council cancer awareness campaign.
An NTV7 source said Ras Adiba had approached them before getting shorn, and the management had said if her hair was cropped, she would not be allowed to anchor. "We can't put a bald person on air, especially for news and the anchor is a woman. We have to upkeep a certain look."
However, Ras Adiba said she did her research before cutting off her locks, adding that she still had hair and that her scalp could not be seen. "I am answerable to God. Islam is a way of life, and we are told to help people. I am Muslim, I pray five times a day and I love my religion."
Edited By Cen Fox Post Team
