Singer Azza Zawari, worshippers harassed by man exposing himself at surau
Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Singer Azza Zawari reported a disturbing encounter at a surau (prayer room) involving a man exhibiting inappropriate behavior.
- The individual allegedly exposed himself to a group of women inside the surau.
- Azza Zawari expressed her intent to share video evidence to deter such actions.
Singer and actress Azza Zawari shared a distressing experience where she and her companions were harassed by an individual with apparent mental health issues at a surau (prayer room). The incident, which occurred recently, involved the man exposing himself to the women present.
According to Azza's account on Thread, the man was seen peeking at the group of women while displaying himself. "There's a video of him. The women in the prayer room were scared and ran towards me. I cleared my throat and shouted, 'Get out of here,'" she recounted.
There's a video of him. The women in the prayer room were scared and ran towards me. I cleared my throat and shouted, 'Get out of here.'
The incident caused fear among the women in the surau, who were in various states of preparing for prayer, including adjusting their hijabs. Azza Zawari, a member of the former girl group Elite, stated that she would not hesitate to publicize the video to serve as a lesson to the individual involved.
"This happened inside a surau. All of us were women, so naturally, some of us were adjusting or fixing our hijabs and so on," she added, emphasizing the vulnerability of the situation and the inappropriate nature of the man's actions within a sacred space.
This happened inside a surau. All of us were women, so naturally, some of us were adjusting or fixing our hijabs and so on.
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.