Concert ban for Malaysian Muslims

[Coventina]

Source: BBC

Malaysian Muslims will not be allowed to attend a concert in Kuala Lumpur next month by US hip-hop stars the Black Eyed Peas, officials say.

The ban is over the show's sponsorship by Irish beer giant Guinness, as part of its 250th anniversary celebrations.

Guinness will not be allowed to sell its famous black stout at the event or use its logo in publicity material.

Malaysia's majority Malays are subject to Islamic laws, while the large Chinese and Indian minorities are not.

The ban comes after an Islamic court sentenced a woman to be caned after she was caught drinking beer at a hotel bar, though the sentence is reportedly being reviewed.

The website for the Black Eyed Peas' event asks: "Are you a non-Muslim aged 18 years and above?", and bars access if the answer is no.




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[saigon68]

1. Ah, the Melding of politics, freedom and religion

Works well on all Continents

</SARCASM>

[shireen]

2. the Malaysian government is doing a splendid job ...

in turning off Muslim youth to religion! Keep it up, morans. You're helping to create a future society that's more secular than your wildest nightmares. :P

[ohio2007]

3. Saint Patrick will be seething

Tell the pope to fatwa the Jihadi movement

[tomm2thumbs]

4. way to convert those young'uns to another religion - bar them from music

Seems to me that coming back to that ticket website, as many will do after being bumped off, they will then answer the question in a way that gets them ticket access, and will no doubt begin the process of them redefining themselves aloud away from their beliefs. Not good for their cause. But change comes in many ways.

[ohio2007]

6. "Bar" them from celebrating the 250th birthday of Guinness himself ? BRILLIANT !

Raise your glass to Guinness as it celebrates its 250th birthday


and
may the force be with you

Sir Alec Guinness




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8PxGyJJp3Q&feature=related

[WriteDown]

5. Footloose 2: Malaysia

The possibilities are endless.