If given the opportunity, Dr Fauziah Hassan would like to go to Rakhine, Myanmar, on a humanitarian mission. However, it was impossible due to safety reasons.
The consultant at Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital in Kuala Lumpur said she was advised against it because Muslim women, especially those donning head scarfs, are treated differently.
“I would have gone but it is very dangerous. Even in the four previous missions by Humanitarian Care Malaysia, only men were allowed to go,” she said.
Dr Fauziah, 59, was speaking to reporters after giving a talk on her participation in the Women’s Boat To Gaza (WBG) initiative at Hotel Seri Malaysia here yesterday. (Courtesy of thestar.com.my)
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