Its all about Islam and 'aurat' now.
After Kelantan state government 'haramise' males from a netball tournament next month, there were calls for Malaysia Airlines to regulate its Muslim flight stewardesses to wear 'tudung' or hijab.
Good...but no further comment (some people had said the two incidents, MH370 and MH17 were due to our 'negligence' in promoting Islamic service to the national carrier... what do you think? Macam-macam lah!)
I have flown many Arabs and Muslim carriers and they do serve alcohol as part of the service. It also attracts non-Muslims customers.
My good friend, Ghafar Abu Bakar, the chief steward who died in MH17 had been promoting 'non-alcohol flights' over the last 20 years. However, MAS and the government never paid any attention to his proposal.
What's wrong with non-alcohol flights, anyway!
After Kelantan state government 'haramise' males from a netball tournament next month, there were calls for Malaysia Airlines to regulate its Muslim flight stewardesses to wear 'tudung' or hijab.
Good...but no further comment (some people had said the two incidents, MH370 and MH17 were due to our 'negligence' in promoting Islamic service to the national carrier... what do you think? Macam-macam lah!)
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim female flight attendants working with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) should be given the option to wear the hijab, suggested Umno Youth.But what about alcohol?“Those who wish to cover their aurat should be allowed to do so,” said the movement’s head Khairy Jamaluddin while chairing an Umno Youth exco meeting yesterday.
A local daily reported that Umno Youth exco member Dazma Shah Daud had urged MAS to make it compulsory for Muslim female flight attendants to wear the hijab, and that the airline should stop serving alcohol.
Dazma, however, clarified his earlier statement, saying what he had meant was that those who want to wear the syariah compliant attire should be allowed to do so as some Muslim flight attendants were already donning the hijabwhen they were not flying.He said the practice of banning the hijab for Muslim female flight attendants was discriminatory.
He also suggested that MAS alter the uniforms for Muslim female flight attendants so that they could wear the hijab with it.
Dazma also said Muslim flight attendants should be allowed to opt out of serving alcohol to passengers.
He said that the job of serving alcohol could be handled by non-Muslim flight attendants.
I have flown many Arabs and Muslim carriers and they do serve alcohol as part of the service. It also attracts non-Muslims customers.
My good friend, Ghafar Abu Bakar, the chief steward who died in MH17 had been promoting 'non-alcohol flights' over the last 20 years. However, MAS and the government never paid any attention to his proposal.
What's wrong with non-alcohol flights, anyway!