Bahrain conservatives want 'indecent' Lebanese singer's concert cancelled
By Habib Toumi
Manama: A planned concert by Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe has waded into controversy after Islamists have called for its cancellation despite strong assurances from organisers that the often scantily clad singer would be wearing "decent" clothes.
Haifa is due to give her first concert in Bahrain, alongside Lebanese singer Fadel Shaker, on April 30 to mark Labour Day.
New York-based event management company Concerto International and its Middle East office in Beirut, the organizers of the concert, have repeatedly said that it would be only for families and would be performed within a family atmosphere that respects local and Gulf traditions.
However, on Friday mosque imams called upon the information ministry to cancel the show and to respect the feelings of the people.
"We do not want any performance by singers showing off their flesh in the name of art. We know that there is a section of our society that likes such shows, but most of the people resent them,"Fareed Abdul Hadi, the imam of Al Adliya mosque said. Read more ..
Source: Gulf News
H/T: Sharia Finance Watch
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