Islamic Ministry expresses concern over Akon’s SuperFest
12 Apr 2010, 7:16 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
State Minister for Islamic Affairs Sheikh Ahmed Shaheem Ali Saeed has said the ministry has received “many complaints” from people concerned about the upcoming Akon concert, which is to be held in the Maldives on 23 April.
”We have received many phone calls and complaints from people asking why we are doing nothing when a person who sings explicit lyrics is about to perform in the country,” Shaheem said.
”Our opinion is that we do not like explicit singers to perform in the country.”
He explained that scholars agreed that singing was allowed under the tenets of Islam, ”but with a good level of discipline.”
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