Two people have been arrested in Malaysia after a viral video showing a man wearing a headscarf while drinking alcohol at a hair salon triggered religious sensitivities in the Muslim-majority country.
The 28-second clip widely shared across social media showed a man wearing a green headscarf drinking a can of beer, prompting public anger over what many viewed as a mockery of Islamic practices.
Alcohol is considered haram, or forbidden, in Islam, and the headscarf is commonly associated with Muslim women.
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Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director M. Kumar said the man, 24, and a 22-year-old woman were detained in Subang Jaya on Tuesday afternoon to assist with investigations.
“Preliminary investigations found that the individual wearing the headscarf and consuming alcoholic beverages was a man,” Kumar said in a statement late on Wednesday.
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