Hijab-wearing woman hosts World Muslimah Beauty contest

An international pageant seeks to promote positive role models for Islamic women, mixing religious observances with a modern, urban lifestyle.

By Juke Carolina for Khabar Southeast Asia in Jakarta

September 03, 2012

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Are extremist groups distorting the true meaning of jihad to recruit fighters for the Syrian civil war?

Photo Essay

Mariyah Nibosu, whose husband was shot dead in 2009 by unknown gunmen, stands outside her home in September 2013 in the state-run 'widows' village' of Rotan Batu, 20km from Narathiwat. "Women suffer a lot here," she said. "But we are strong. We have to feed our children by ourselves. We have to survive." [Christophe Archambault/AFP]

As Thailand's Deep South insurgency drags on, families suffer, persevere