Tale of Terengganu’s lonely non-Muslim gymnast
Tok Exin participated in Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) 2022. But unlike her previous experience four years earlier, she was the sole contestant from her state.
This is because the PAS-led state government had barred Muslim female gymnasts from representing Terengganu because their attire is not syariah-compliant.
In an interview with Malaysiakini...
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