Malaysia's Islamists want Lavigne concert canceled...

Malaysia's Islamists want Lavigne concert canceled

Posted by labelitlove 449 days ago
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Malaysia's Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer's on-stage moves are "too sexy," an official said Monday.

Lavigne, a Grammy-nominated rock singer who burst to fame with her 2002 debut album "Let's Go," plans to start her monthlong Asia tour with a performance in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 29.

The youth wing of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party said Lavigne's concert would promote wrong values ahead of Malaysia's Aug. 31 independence day.

"It is considered too sexy for us. ... It's not good for viewers in Malaysia," said Kamarulzaman Mohamed, a party official. "We don't want our people, our teenagers, influenced by their performance. We want clean artists, artists that are good role models."

Kamarulzaman said he sent a protest letter to the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry and the Kuala Lumpur mayor last week, calling for the concert to be canceled....
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  • bonikingv
    A muslim is always aware of Islamic values in the country where it is the centre of " Jihad " or bearing for every muslims. Malaysia has a population of 60% muslims whereby it consists of muslims, mukmins, munafiqins ( hypocrites ), etc . The other 40% are non muslims and visitors or tourists from other countries. Would a true muslim watch the concert ? Dress code may apply to respect the majority muslims but canceling the concert is just depriving 20% of Haram values of the country into pious. A country is measure based on Al Quran and Sunnah where the sins are calculated just like an individual where you choose how many sins you maintained and how you purify yourself as a country. Would Malaysia like to have 10% or 20% or more sins and 90% goodness. The worse of mankind are the fasiqin . Perhaps,she may learn about Malaysia as a young artist and brings the Islamic values back home.

    bonikingv
    posted by bonikingv 127 days ago
  • erikggrep
    Perhaps it's better if the Malaysians let Avril Lavigne wear clothes that aren't sexy (and they should be conservative) when she performs. I don't know what happens next....
    posted by erikggrep 448 days ago
  • Matt19911
    They are Muslims, what do you expect!
    posted by Matt19911 449 days ago
  • DiJohnny
    I wish Americans were that smart. That worried about the effect of the role models they glamorize rather then the money they'll bring in.
    posted by DiJohnny 449 days ago
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