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Indonesia to host World Muslimah Awards 2014

Sabtu, 8 November 2014 | 10:15 WIB

Bogor, NU Online
Indonesia will host the international beauty contest, World Muslimah Award 2014, from November 10 to 21, 2014.<>

Countries participating in the contest include Iran, Palestine, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Britain, the US, India, Malaysia, Canada, The Netherlands, Egypt, Trinidad, Tobago, and Indonesia, according to Irlita Dwiyanto, a spokesperson of Pertamedika Hospital in Sentul City on Saturday.

All finalists will undergo medical and mental examinations in Pertamedika Hospital on Tuesday (Nov 11). The examinations are meant to know their intelligence quotients (IQ), emotional quotients (EQ) and spiritual quotients (SQ).

The contestants, aged 18 to 27, will be judged, among other things, by their intelligence in reciting Al Quran and how they wear their hijabs.

Editing by Sudarto Murtaufiq