Beyonce’s Egypt Concert Labeled “Sex Party”
November 6th, 2009
Beyonce has unwittingly caused controversy as her I Am… World Tour winds it way through North Africa, with Islamic conservatives branding the concert an “insolent sex party”.
A campaign to stop the concert, which will be held at Port Ghalib on Friday (November 6), has been waged over recent days as scantily clad posters of the popstar have been plastered over Cairo’s streets, going against the traditional Muslim head wear worn by most women.
“Why are you encouraging this insolent sex party?” local lawmaker, Hamdi Hassan, asked the government in a letter. “You are accused of disturbing social peace and stability, encouraging vice and debauchery.”
Event organizer, Ahmed Beltagi, says the show will go on.
“We are Muslims too … this will not stop Egypt from hosting an award-winning, first class artist,” he explained. “We should salute her instead of criticizing her.”
November 8th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I don't know, how the west can't notice his disrespect to other cultures.
I am sorry, please don't hold a grudge on me, or get pissed off, because this might be the only truth you would hear it, from an Egyptian ,Muslim, Arabian, middle eastern
What I would like to clarify, is that forexample, you draw mother Mary with a cover over her head, and in the same time you make fun of Muslims wearing Niqab or Hijab?
Evenmore, it was banned in French universities?
Isn't that what we call Hipocracy?
Now imagine if Jesus (peace be upon him) was now living between us, would Beyonce, or Shakira or Britney or whatever dare to bare as they do now?
Would governments even dare to establish what is so called the secular order?
That's the difference between Muslims and others, it is the first pillar of our belief system, "Worship God as if you see him, if you can't see him, know that he sees you".
What's so called secularism doesn't really exist in Arab countries (Maybe few)
December 10th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
i read that article by accident
and felt the necessity of writing a reply
we believe that Jesus Does Live among us
the western culture believe -you and me may argue about that point- in freedom
freedom means that
every body do what he or she likes as long as he or she doesn't hurt you
you have all millimeter of your will to watch or not to watch
and believe me if all women dressed well, men will stay want women and wish for them in a sexy way
all bad things begin from the heart of the man/ the woman
each human should mind his on soul, mind, body sound and pure and clean, and not play God and critic others, for God Isn't critic people unless they are dead.. you can only serve people or advice them
i may not agree with that party but i am not rejecting either
respect others, as God respect their free will