Black eyed Peas Concert ban for Malaysian Muslims

 

Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas

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.

Posted by Tash on Aug 27th, 2009 and filed under Urban Grind. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site

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