Like many children his age, three-year-old Low Zi Kang attends pre-school. But there is one detail in his uniform that has caught the attention of social media. He dons a “kopiah” (traditional Muslim cap).

This is because Low goes to the PAS-owned pre-school Pasti in Cha’ah, Johor, and photos of him have created a buzz.

His mother, Zhu Er Chan, 31, told Malaysiakini that...