KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 -- Influencer Nur Fathiah Syazwana Shaharuddin, better known as Cleopatra, has officially joined the Islamist party PAS yesterday, citing the need to provide a better future for her children.

PAS' Muslimat Wing posted on Facebook that the former independent candidate for Batu submitted her application to wing chief Nuridah Mohd Salleh

"Cleopatra said her decision to join PAS was driven by her hopes for her children's future," the wing said.

"A single mother, she had previously expressed a desire to get to know PAS better and had voiced her willingness to undergo the party's spiritual and ideological 'tarbiyyah'," it added, using the Arabic word that roughly translates to "training" or "education".

Nuridah said the...