Japanese ex-adult star Rae Lil Black raises eyebrows as ‘Muslim convert' in Malaysia
Malaysia with videos of herself breaking fast at mosques in Kuala Lumpur while wearing traditional Muslim clothing – drawing both praise for her apparent embrace of Islam and scepticism over her past.
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Rae, whose real name is Kae Asakura, recently began sharing her apparent exploration of Islam on
TikTok , culminating in her announcement that she would observe the Ramadan fast this year, which started on March 2.
This comes after her first visit to Kuala Lumpur in October, during which she appeared in videos wearing a hijab and sampling popular Malaysian dishes like nasi kandar.
In an interview with Singaporean podcast Mim that was released on Tuesday, Rae, who lives in Bangkok, described that first visit to Kuala Lumpur as a turning point.
'In KL, I wear the hijab for the first time throughout the whole day because I wanted to visit the mosques and meet with Muslim people,' she said.
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