Thursday, October 3, 2002
Denmark Miss World pageant contestant joins sharia boycott
A story released today by the Associated Press reports that Miss Denmark has joined a boycott of the Miss World pageant to protest against a death sentence imposed on a Nigerian Muslim woman accused of having sex outside marriage.
The pageant has come under international pressure over the case of Amina Lawal, 31, who was sentenced by a Sharia judge to death by stoning.
"I don't wish to travel there unless they reverse the sentence," said 23-year-old Majsa Juel, who won the Miss Denmark title in November.
Juel joined fellow contestants from Spain, France, Belgium and Switzerland in staying away from the competition which is set for late November in Abuja, Nigeria.
