Early this month, Jais delivered a highly controversial sermon titled: " Aurat: Antara Kebebasan dan Maruah Diri ” (Aurat: Between freedom and self dignity). The gist of the sermon is this: Muslim women should cover up their "aurat" to prevent “being harassed physically or mentally... so as to prevent false accusations (fitnah), evil gazes (pandangan yang jahat) and bad incidents from taking place (perkara yang buruk berlaku)... Negative incidents such as rape, illicit sex, and incest (rogol, zina, sumbang mahram) can be avoided. [ Excerpt from Malaysiakini ] More of the sermon at this link: http://e-masjid.jais.gov.my/uploads/uploads/KhutbahJumaat%28Rumi%2906022015.pdf The sermon was deemed insensitive by many, and the tide of anger only worsened when DAP's Penang Exco member Chong Eng was questioned by police over her statement which was deemed critical of the sermon. Chong however pointed out that she was not stirring the relig