Source: ET
These days, many Muslim women take selfies without shame, says cleric. STOCK IMAGE
Popular Indonesian cleric Felix Siauw declared ‘selfies’ sinful and urged people to avoid taking them, especially women, Quartz reported.
Taking to his Twitter account, the cleric said that those who took selfies were succumbing to pride, ostentation and arrogance.
Referring to women, Siauw said that women who indulged in taking selfies were ‘shameless’ and ‘unpure.
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