Malaysia has criticised Singapore's headscarf ban
Malaysia has said it would consider taking any of the three girls suspended from schools in Singapore for wearing Islamic headscarves. The three girls - two seven-year-olds and a six-year-old - can return to school in Singapore if they remove their scarves during lessons.
Nurul Nasihah's father says she will wear the scarf
The Malaysian authorities said the girls could apply through regular channels and would be considered on merit.
Singapore says the headscarf ban is intended to promote racial and religious harmony, but there has been sharp criticism from the city-state's Muslim minority.
The girls' parents say the ban is an insult to their religion.
For devout Malay Muslims, the headscarf, or tudung, is obligatory once girls reach puberty but some parents choose for their daughters to wear them earlier.
One of the parents at the centre of the row, Mohamad Nasser, has said he is considering sending his daughter Nurul Nasihah to study in Malaysia.
Malaysian education
The education department in Malaysia's southern state of Johor, said it would consider applications from any of the girls.
Many Malay Muslims wear a scarf from a young age
"They have to go through the normal procedure such as obtaining a student pass from the Immigration Department and so on," said a spokesman.
"We take in students on merit. Those who qualify will be admitted to our schools."
Many Singaporeans currently study in Malaysia, the spokesman said.
There are religious schools in Singapore that allow headscarves, but there is fierce competition for places.
Singapore's top Islamic authority says parents should send their daughters to school and obey a ban on wearing headscarves.
The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) has said that education is more important than wearing the headscarf.