KUANTAN: “Are you a convict?” is one of the most frequent questions Ali is asked when he cuts clients’ hair at the Pahang Prison Department’s ‘My Pride’ Entrepreneur Incubator Centre in Sungai Isap here.

The 38-year-old, however, is unfazed by the question, and in fact, sees it as an opportunity to share his experience as a lesson to others, especially the younger generation.