CAIRO – Finding serenity in Islam, a former
beauty queen of Democratic Republic of
Czechoslovakia has reverted to Islam, settling
down in Dubai where she works.
According to a report by Al Quds Al-Arabi
newspaper in London, Marketa Korinkova has
embraced Islam months ago and changed her
name as Maryam.
An international fame production designer,
super-model and film actress, Marketa
Korinkova surprised her fans by making this
announcement, The Siasat Daily reported on
Monday, February 29.
In 2012, she was elected Miss Motors in a
beauty contest held in Italy, after which she
gained fame.
According to the paper, Maryam has been
thinking of embracing this faith for the past
three years. She made a public announcement
in Dubai of her accepting Islam.
She said that the status given to Muslim
women in Islam attracted her to accept this
faith.
Maryam holds a master’s degree in English
Literature from Charles University of Prague.
Later, she did her MA in Production Designing
from National Film and TV School of the Royal
College of Arts, London. She also worked for
BBC.
Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress,
not a religious symbol displaying one’s
affiliations.
The status of women in Islam is often the
target of attacks in the secular media, with
many citing the Islamic dress as an example of
the “subjugation” of women under Islamic law.
Yet, the truth is that 1400 years ago, Islam
recognized women’s rights in a way that grants
them the utmost protection and respect as
well, a combination other systems fail to offer.
Islam granted them freedom of expression,
political participation, business and financial
rights, and asked the rest of society to hold
them in high esteem and offer them due
respect as mothers, sisters, wives, and
daughters.
source: Czech Beauty Queen Reverts to Islam | About Islam
beauty queen of Democratic Republic of
Czechoslovakia has reverted to Islam, settling
down in Dubai where she works.
According to a report by Al Quds Al-Arabi
newspaper in London, Marketa Korinkova has
embraced Islam months ago and changed her
name as Maryam.
An international fame production designer,
super-model and film actress, Marketa
Korinkova surprised her fans by making this
announcement, The Siasat Daily reported on
Monday, February 29.
In 2012, she was elected Miss Motors in a
beauty contest held in Italy, after which she
gained fame.
According to the paper, Maryam has been
thinking of embracing this faith for the past
three years. She made a public announcement
in Dubai of her accepting Islam.
She said that the status given to Muslim
women in Islam attracted her to accept this
faith.
Maryam holds a master’s degree in English
Literature from Charles University of Prague.
Later, she did her MA in Production Designing
from National Film and TV School of the Royal
College of Arts, London. She also worked for
BBC.
Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress,
not a religious symbol displaying one’s
affiliations.
The status of women in Islam is often the
target of attacks in the secular media, with
many citing the Islamic dress as an example of
the “subjugation” of women under Islamic law.
Yet, the truth is that 1400 years ago, Islam
recognized women’s rights in a way that grants
them the utmost protection and respect as
well, a combination other systems fail to offer.
Islam granted them freedom of expression,
political participation, business and financial
rights, and asked the rest of society to hold
them in high esteem and offer them due
respect as mothers, sisters, wives, and
daughters.
source: Czech Beauty Queen Reverts to Islam | About Islam
