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Malaysia Cancels Concert Over Erykah Badu's Tattoo

'Allah' tattoo offends Muslim officials

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 28, 2012 10:34 AM CST

(Newser) – Erykah Badu's Malaysia concert has been canceled, and it's all thanks to the singer's tattoo. A newspaper photo revealed that Badu has the Arabic word for "Allah" inked on her upper body; officials called it "an insult to Islam" and canceled tomorrow's planned performance in Kuala Lumpur. The newspaper that ran the photo has since apologized, and the BBC notes that the tattoo may not be permanent. Concert organizers are hoping officials will change their minds. (Badu also angered Dallas once, by running around naked at JFK's assassination site.)

In this Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 file photo, Erykah Badu performs during the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park in Chicago.
In this Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 file photo, Erykah Badu performs during the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park in Chicago.   (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Erykah Badu  is seen at the Tupac Shakur 40th Birthday Concert Celebration on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Atlanta, Ga.
Erykah Badu is seen at the Tupac Shakur 40th Birthday Concert Celebration on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Atlanta, Ga.   (AP Photo/ Ron Harris)
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bismarket
Feb 29, 2012 1:18 AM CST
Maybe they could update their silly little Koran with a couple of lines on the back page of the few things that ARE NOT an Insult to Islam. If you ask me Islam needs insulting each & every day until it's ideology is ancient history.
Aerexenn
Feb 28, 2012 6:39 PM CST
who?
fractal
Feb 28, 2012 1:47 PM CST
Being ultra touchy about every little thing is the hallmark of a manipulator and bully.  The fundys in the Muslim religion are only different than our xtian fundys by degrees--and not that many, really.  Think what America would look like in six month, if we gave Taliban Rick a free hand... Rigidity, hierarchy, dogma, patriarchy, dualistic thinking and studied ignorance.   All hallmarks of fundys everywhere.
 

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