Botox Ban For Malaysian Muslim
Only State religious bodies can act (NST)
06 Aug 2006
Hamidah Atan
PUTRAJAYA: Only State Islamic Religious Affairs Departments can act against Muslim men and women who seek Botox treatment, and not the Islamic Development Department (Jakim).
The National Fatwa Council has ruled that Muslims are forbidden from seeking this treatment to slow the ageing process and other cosmetic purposes.
(Since when Botox is being used to "slow" the process of aging? It only temporary paralyses the facial muscles, so that the face looked aesthetically free of wrinkles )
However, the decree (fatwa) has to be gazetted as law before the State Religious Departments can take action.
Jakim director-general Datuk Mustapa Abdul Rahman said it only acted as co-ordinator for decrees issued by the council and could not act against Muslims who had Botox injections.
Federal Territory Religious Affairs Department director Che Mat Che Ali said it was in the process of gazetting the fatwa but declined to go into details.
On July 27, the council ruled that Botox injections — a growing rage among the upper-middle class and rich in Malaysia — contained prohibited substances, including those from pigs.
(As far as I am concern, Botox or Botulinum Toxin Type A is produced from bacteria Clostridium botulinum. What has it got to do with pigs?)
It said the treatment could also result in negative side effects.
The fatwa does not carry the force of law but those who ignore it are committing a sin.
Council chairman Prof Datuk Shukor Husin had said it arrived at the decision after studying reports from abroad, local specialists and fatwa made by Middle Eastern countries.
He had said that the use of Botox injections to treat medical conditions such as cerebral palsy, however, was allowed.
But even in medical cases, it must be used only when the patient is in a dire situation and the treatment is provided by a specialist.
The decision refers to certain situations when there are no alternatives for medical treatment.
Botox, a powerful neurotoxin introduced two decades ago, is widely used to cure facial problems.
However, it is better known for its cosmetic qualities.
More news at:
IslamOnline.net
Sabah English
Buzzle.com
More about botulinum toxin:
FDA
American Academy of Dermatology
CDC
DermNet NZ
Bloggers:
MMR
Relapsedcatholic
Laotze
06 Aug 2006
Hamidah Atan
PUTRAJAYA: Only State Islamic Religious Affairs Departments can act against Muslim men and women who seek Botox treatment, and not the Islamic Development Department (Jakim).
The National Fatwa Council has ruled that Muslims are forbidden from seeking this treatment to slow the ageing process and other cosmetic purposes.
(Since when Botox is being used to "slow" the process of aging? It only temporary paralyses the facial muscles, so that the face looked aesthetically free of wrinkles )
However, the decree (fatwa) has to be gazetted as law before the State Religious Departments can take action.
Jakim director-general Datuk Mustapa Abdul Rahman said it only acted as co-ordinator for decrees issued by the council and could not act against Muslims who had Botox injections.
Federal Territory Religious Affairs Department director Che Mat Che Ali said it was in the process of gazetting the fatwa but declined to go into details.
On July 27, the council ruled that Botox injections — a growing rage among the upper-middle class and rich in Malaysia — contained prohibited substances, including those from pigs.
(As far as I am concern, Botox or Botulinum Toxin Type A is produced from bacteria Clostridium botulinum. What has it got to do with pigs?)
It said the treatment could also result in negative side effects.
The fatwa does not carry the force of law but those who ignore it are committing a sin.
Council chairman Prof Datuk Shukor Husin had said it arrived at the decision after studying reports from abroad, local specialists and fatwa made by Middle Eastern countries.
He had said that the use of Botox injections to treat medical conditions such as cerebral palsy, however, was allowed.
But even in medical cases, it must be used only when the patient is in a dire situation and the treatment is provided by a specialist.
The decision refers to certain situations when there are no alternatives for medical treatment.
Botox, a powerful neurotoxin introduced two decades ago, is widely used to cure facial problems.
However, it is better known for its cosmetic qualities.
More news at:
IslamOnline.net
Sabah English
Buzzle.com
More about botulinum toxin:
FDA
American Academy of Dermatology
CDC
DermNet NZ
Bloggers:
MMR
Relapsedcatholic
Laotze
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