Malaysian state holding lullaby contest for wives

The Islamic government of the northeastern state of Kelantan will hold a lullaby contest for wives singing their husbands to sleep, the state chief minister Nik Aziz Nik Mat announced Saturday.

The contest was in line with singing allowed by Islam, said Nik Aziz, whose Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party governs Kelantan. The party has recently been trying to shed its hard-line image, and on Saturday organized the first pop music concert in the state since coming to power 15 years ago.

Nik Aziz said the lullaby contest will strengthen family ties. “This is important. For example, a husband returns home tired and when the wife sings to him, he can sleep soundly,” he said.

“When he awakes, he is a happy man and this will help build a great relationship between husband and wife. We will have judges to evaluate the songs,” he said.

He did not say when the contest will be held.

The contestants would be required to dress decently and sing songs suitable for the public, he said.

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