China steps in Islamic-supremacist doo-doo

The Daily Mail reports:

Stunning Mariyah Moten, 22, won the ‘Best in Media’ title - for being the most photographed and interviewed contestant - at the pageant in the Chinese resort of Beihai.

The only problem is: she claimed to be representing Pakistan (where she was born and raised), although she is an American citizen. With American values: she loves beauty contests.

Enter the Pakistani authorities:

But furious Pakistani authorities say she did not have permission to represent the country, where many women only go out in public covered in a veil.

They are now threatening the model, who grew up in Pakistan but holds a US passport after she moved there eight years ago, with restrictions on entering her homeland.

“We have asked our missions in Washington and Beijing to investigate this because it is against our policy, culture and religion,” senior Culture Ministry official Abdul Hafeez Chaudhry said.

A bit more provocative than the Danish cartoons, I’d say. Let’s see what happens.