Rana Raslan
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Rana Raslan is an Arab Israeli
from Haifa
who was named Miss Israel
in 1999. She was the first, and so far the only, Arab Israeli to win this title. She also took part in the 1999 Miss Universe
contest.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
hailed Raslan's nomination as a feat of democracy in Israel, while some Arab and Israeli journalists viewed it as a pre-electional political move.
Rana Raslan describes herself as a "secular Muslim
" in responding to accusations of Muslim fundamentalists regarding immorality – specifically in reference to the swimsuit part of the pageant.
Arab citizens of Israel
Arab citizens of Israel refers to citizens of Israel who are not Jewish, and whose cultural and linguistic heritage or ethnic identity is Arab....
from Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
who was named Miss Israel
Miss Israel
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in 1999. She was the first, and so far the only, Arab Israeli to win this title. She also took part in the 1999 Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
contest.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel.Netanyahu is the first and, to...
hailed Raslan's nomination as a feat of democracy in Israel, while some Arab and Israeli journalists viewed it as a pre-electional political move.
Rana Raslan describes herself as a "secular Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
" in responding to accusations of Muslim fundamentalists regarding immorality – specifically in reference to the swimsuit part of the pageant.